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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Symphony In The Stars (EchoStar Lyra-4)
Launched
June 28, 2025 · 07:08 UTC
Summary
Symphony In The Stars (EchoStar Lyra-4) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on June 28, 2025 at 07:08 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 68th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 6,993rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 68th Electron flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Lyra 4, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 657 × 670 km orbit inclined 96.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 68th Electron flight · 10th this yearRocket Lab's 68th launch10th this yearhumanity's 6,993rd orbital launch attempt144th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Lyra 4 · NORAD 64691 · 2025-140 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-139A
- Epoch
- 2025-06-28 11:23:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.71604675 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009273
- Inclination
- 95.9818°
- Ascending node
- 27.873°
- Arg. of perigee
- 311.708°
- Mean anomaly
- 116.9895°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- Lyra 4 · NORAD 64691 · in orbit
Electron 68 Kick Stage · in orbit
Electron 68 Stage 2 · re-entered July 13, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
'Symphony In The Stars' is the first of two dedicated missions on Electron to deploy a single spacecraft to a 650km circular Earth orbit for a confidential commercial customer. A second dedicated launch on Electron to meet those same mission requirements is scheduled for launch before the end of 2025. The payload has since been identified by USSF as EchoStar's Lyra-4, an EchoStar Lyra Block 1 satellite. It is a 4-satellite constellation that will deliver global Internet of Things (IoT), machine-to-machine (M2M) and other data services through S-band. EchoStar will operate the constellation from its Australian subsidiary, EchoStar Global.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
30th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, 5th this year · 62nd from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 28, 7:08 PM GMT+12, at night
41 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
SwGustav · 6/28/2025 · source
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
LL2 · 6/28/2025 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/28/2025 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/27/2025 · source
New launch date and time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/26/2025 · source
Scrubbed due to additional checkouts required.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/24/2025 · source
Rescheduled for June 24.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/22/2025 · source
Scrubbed for today. New date to be determined.
hitura-nobad · 6/20/2025 · source
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
LL2 · 6/20/2025 · source
Questions
When did Symphony In The Stars (EchoStar Lyra-4) launch?
Symphony In The Stars (EchoStar Lyra-4) launched on June 28, 2025 at 07:08 UTC.
Where can I watch Symphony In The Stars (EchoStar Lyra-4)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - 'Symphony In The Stars' Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Symphony In The Stars (EchoStar Lyra-4)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did Symphony In The Stars (EchoStar Lyra-4) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Jun 28, 7:08 PM GMT+12 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Symphony In The Stars (EchoStar Lyra-4) reach?
Lyra 4, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 657 × 670 km orbit inclined 96.0°.
How many satellites did Symphony In The Stars (EchoStar Lyra-4) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).