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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
The Beat Goes On (BlackSky 18-19)
Launched
March 24, 2023 · 09:14 UTC
Summary
The Beat Goes On (BlackSky 18-19) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on March 24, 2023 at 09:14 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 35th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,414th orbital launch attempt. It was the 35th Electron flight and the 3rd this year. Booster 35 flew for the 1st time and landed at South Pacific. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Global-19, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 456 × 464 km orbit inclined 42.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Rocket Lab - 'The Beat Goes On' LaunchRocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- 35 · flight 1 · Parachute Landing at South Pacific · landed4/6 landed here
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 35th Electron flight · 3rd this yearRocket Lab's 35th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,414th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Global-19 · NORAD 55982 · 2023-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-041B
- Epoch
- 2023-03-24 13:25:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.37716529 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005805
- Inclination
- 42.0102°
- Ascending node
- 253.849°
- Arg. of perigee
- 274.4929°
- Mean anomaly
- 204.6964°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Global-19 · NORAD 55982 · in orbit
- Global-5 · NORAD 55983 · in orbit
Electron 35 Kick Stage · re-entered April 7, 2023
Electron 35 Stage 2 · re-entered April 1, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Payload consists of 2 second generation Earth-imaging satellites for BlackSky. They are part of a constellation of 60 Low Earth Orbit Earth imaging satellites adding capacity to the company’s real-time geospatial intelligence and monitoring capabilities.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
7th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, 1st this year · 33rd from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 24, 10:14 PM GMT+13, at night
41 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
139 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.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/24/2023 · source
Resume count.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/24/2023 · source
Holding for space weather review.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/24/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 3/24/2023 · source
T-0 adjustment.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/24/2023 · source
Delayed to March 24th
Jay · 3/21/2023 · source
Now targeting March 22 at 08:45 UTC.
Nosu · 3/17/2023 · source
Updated launch pad.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/17/2023 · source
Reverted as Rocket Lab didn’t mention this launch during Wallops launch (scheduled a few hours before) update, waiting for new information.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/13/2023 · source
Questions
When did The Beat Goes On (BlackSky 18-19) launch?
The Beat Goes On (BlackSky 18-19) launched on March 24, 2023 at 09:14 UTC.
Where can I watch The Beat Goes On (BlackSky 18-19)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - 'The Beat Goes On' Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched The Beat Goes On (BlackSky 18-19)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did The Beat Goes On (BlackSky 18-19) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Mar 24, 10:14 PM GMT+13 local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster 35 flew for the 1st time and landed at South Pacific.
What orbit did The Beat Goes On (BlackSky 18-19) reach?
Global-19, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 456 × 464 km orbit inclined 42.0°.
How many satellites did The Beat Goes On (BlackSky 18-19) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).