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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10)
Launched
June 26, 2026 · 17:43 UTC
Summary
Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on June 26, 2026 at 17:43 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:45 to 17:43 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 91st launch, 12th this year and humanity's 7,325th orbital launch attempt. It was the 91st Electron flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). STRIX-8, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 555 × 567 km orbit inclined 42.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Rocket Lab - '10 Owl Of 10' LaunchRocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for Synspective
- Milestone
- 91st Electron flight · 12th this yearRocket Lab's 91st launch12th this yearhumanity's 7,325th orbital launch attempt152nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
STRIX-8 · NORAD 69701 · 2026-146A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STRIX-8
- Object ID
- 2026-146A
- Epoch
- 2026-07-26 07:20:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.04519863 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00063159
- Inclination
- 41.9901°
- Ascending node
- 311.543°
- Arg. of perigee
- 107.1989°
- Mean anomaly
- 252.953°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 445
- B*
- 0.00035728293
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- Strix-8 · NORAD 69701 · in orbit
Electron 91 Stage 2 · re-entered August 7, 2026
Electron 91 Kick Stage · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
News
Rocket Lab launches 10th Synspective satelliteRocket Lab launched a radar-imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective on June 26, a flight delayed by a responsive space mission.
Launch Preview: 10 launches scheduled from sites across the worldA very busy launch manifest is expected in the upcoming week, with 10 launches scheduled…
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
37th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, 3rd this year · 78th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 27, 5:43 AM GMT+12, at night
41 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success, satellite in operation.
Show 9 earlier updates
Spacecraft separation.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/26/2026 · source
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 6/26/2026 · source
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
LL2 · 6/26/2026 · source
New T-0 17:43 UTC due to weather. This is the last opportunity for today.
hitura-nobad · 6/26/2026 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/26/2026 · source
New T-0 16:49 UTC
hitura-nobad · 6/26/2026 · source
Updated launch pad.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/26/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/26/2026 · source
Delayed to June TBD for additional checks.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/17/2026 · source
Questions
When did Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10) launch?
Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10) launched on June 26, 2026 at 17:43 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:45 to 17:43 UTC.
Where can I watch Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - '10 Owl Of 10' Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Jun 27, 5:43 AM GMT+12 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10) reach?
STRIX-8, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 555 × 567 km orbit inclined 42.0°.
How many satellites did Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).