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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
The Cosmos Will See You Now (Open Cosmos Constellation Launch 1)
Launched
January 22, 2026 · 10:52 UTC
Summary
The Cosmos Will See You Now (Open Cosmos Constellation Launch 1) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on January 22, 2026 at 10:52 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:15 to 13:20 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 80th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 7,191st orbital launch attempt. It was the 80th Electron flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). MR 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,066 × 1,073 km orbit inclined 89.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
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- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 80th Electron flight · 1st this yearRocket Lab's 80th launch1st this yearhumanity's 7,191st orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
MR 2 · NORAD 67556 · 2026-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2026-015A
- Epoch
- 2026-01-23 23:02:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.5268278 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00045455
- Inclination
- 89.0003°
- Ascending node
- 283.2038°
- Arg. of perigee
- 119.6788°
- Mean anomaly
- 240.4817°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 21
- B*
- -0.00015121497
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
Flight timeline
- T−2MStartup
- T−2SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+56SSupersonic
- T+1M7SMax-Q
- T+2M25SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M31SSES
- T+3M11SFairing Separation
- T+6M24SBattery Hotswap
- T+8M59SSECO
- T+9M4SKick Stage Separation
- T+1H4M13SKick Stage Ignition
- T+1H8M57SKick Stage Cut-off
- T+1H9M47SPayload Separation
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages; 3 still in orbit
- MR 2 · NORAD 67556 · in orbit
- MR 1 · NORAD 67557 · in orbit
Electron 80 Stage 2 · re-entered February 21, 2026
Electron 80 Kick Stage · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First 2 satellites (named MR-1 and MR-2) of UK-based Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband constellation designed to provide independent and resilient connectivity infrastructure for Europe and the world, using high-priority Ka-band spectrum filings by the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
36th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, 1st this year · 70th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 22, 11:52 PM GMT+13, at night
43 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Both Satellites deployed.
hitura-nobad · 1/22/2026 · source
Liftoff
hitura-nobad · 1/22/2026 · source
Launch pad assigned & updated launch site weather (https://x.com/RocketLab/status/2014268877421904342).
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2026 · source
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
LL2 · 1/22/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/21/2026 · source
NET January 22 per new NOTAMs, to be confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/20/2026 · source
Delayed due to launch site weather, new launch date TBD.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/19/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/15/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/14/2026 · source
Questions
When did The Cosmos Will See You Now (Open Cosmos Constellation Launch 1) launch?
The Cosmos Will See You Now (Open Cosmos Constellation Launch 1) launched on January 22, 2026 at 10:52 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:15 to 13:20 UTC.
Where can I watch The Cosmos Will See You Now (Open Cosmos Constellation Launch 1)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - 'The Cosmos Will See You Now' Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched The Cosmos Will See You Now (Open Cosmos Constellation Launch 1)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did The Cosmos Will See You Now (Open Cosmos Constellation Launch 1) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Jan 22, 11:52 PM GMT+13 local time at the pad.
What orbit did The Cosmos Will See You Now (Open Cosmos Constellation Launch 1) reach?
MR 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,066 × 1,073 km orbit inclined 89.0°.
How many satellites did The Cosmos Will See You Now (Open Cosmos Constellation Launch 1) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).