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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX-1)
Launched
September 15, 2022
Summary
The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX 1) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on September 15, 2022. It was Rocket Lab's 30th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 6,299th orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Electron flight and the 7th this year. Booster 30 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). StriX-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 564 × 582 km orbit inclined 97.7°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- 30 · flight 1 · expendable4/6 landed here
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 30th Electron flight · 7th this yearRocket Lab's 30th launch7th this yearhumanity's 6,299th orbital launch attempt117th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
StriX-1 · NORAD 53815 · 2022-113 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-113A
- Epoch
- 2022-09-15 21:48:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.00405874 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012694
- Inclination
- 97.6615°
- Ascending node
- 309.8477°
- Arg. of perigee
- 291.8849°
- Mean anomaly
- 179.3375°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- StriX-1 · NORAD 53815 · in orbit
Electron 30 Stage 2 · re-entered September 28, 2022
Electron 30 Kick Stage · re-entered August 8, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second of three launches of a StriX satellite as part of Synspective’s SAR constellation. StriX-1 can gather high resolution Earth observation data regardless of conditions or daylight, offering a resilient and effective resource for the purposes of urban development, infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
4th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, 4th this year · 30th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
41 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandOpen in maps
Updates
Successful launch
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Nosu · 9/15/2022 · source
Updating to an instantaneous launch window
Nosu · 9/15/2022 · source
Weather 80%
Nosu · 9/15/2022 · source
Webcast live
Nosu · 9/15/2022 · source
Updated T-0 and live stream link
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/15/2022 · source
24 hours slip due to weather
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/14/2022 · source
Updated launch window and pad
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/8/2022 · source
Launch date confirmed
spacevogel · 8/31/2022 · source
Targeting September
Nosu · 8/15/2022 · source
Questions
When did The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX 1) launch?
The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX 1) launched on September 15, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX 1)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - The Owl Spreads Its Wings Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX 1)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX 1) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
Did the booster land?
Booster 30 flew for the 1st time and was expended.
What orbit did The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX 1) reach?
StriX-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 564 × 582 km orbit inclined 97.7°.
How many satellites did The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX 1) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).