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Electron | Owl Night Long

Rocket Lab | USA
Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
March 12, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

StriX-3 is a synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective. It 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.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Electron | On Closer Inspection (ADRAS-J)

Rocket Lab | USA
Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Feb. 18, 2024, 2:52 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) mission consists of a spacecraft developed and operated by Astroscale aiming to rendezvous with and characterize a large piece of debris. Its target is the H-2A upper stage left in Low Earth Orbit after the launch of the GOSAT Earth observation satellite in 2009.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Electron | Four Of A Kind (NorthStar 1)

Rocket Lab | USA
Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Jan. 31, 2024, 6:34 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Four space situational awareness (SSA) satellites for Canadian company NorthStar Earth and Space.

Low Earth Orbit 43 - Maiden Flight Pacific Ocean
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Electron | The Moon God Awakens (QPS-SAR-5)

Rocket Lab | USA
Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Dec. 15, 2023, 4:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

QPS-SAR-5 is a synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite that will join a constellation after QPS-SAR-6 already in orbit. iQPS’s satellites are small, high-performance SAR satellites that use a lightweight, large, stowable antenna to collect high resolution images of Earth, even through clouds and adverse weather conditions.

Low Earth Orbit 42 - Maiden Flight South Pacific
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Electron | We Will Never Desert You (Capella Acadia 2)

Rocket Lab | USA
Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Sept. 19, 2023, 6:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Payload consists of a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space.

Low Earth Orbit
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Electron | We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)

Rocket Lab | USA
Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Aug. 23, 2023, 11:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Payload consists of a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space. First mission to fly with a reused engine.

Low Earth Orbit 40 - Maiden Flight Pacific Ocean
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Electron | Baby Come Back

Rocket Lab | USA
Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
July 18, 2023, 1:27 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The "Baby Come Back" mission includes NASA's Starling project, which consists of four CubeSats designed to test technologies for future swarm missions. Telesat contributes the LEO 3 demonstration satellite, ensuring continuity for customers and ecosystem vendor testing. Additionally, two 3U satellites carrying GNSS-RO payloads from SpinGlobal will replenish their constellation of over 100 multipurpose satellites.

Low Earth Orbit 39 - Maiden Flight Pacific Ocean
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HASTE | Scout's Arrow (DYNAMO-A)

Rocket Lab | USA
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
June 18, 2023, 1:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First sub-orbital launch of Electron of the Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program for Leidos and Dynetics.

Suborbital 38 - Maiden Flight Atlantic Ocean
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Electron | Coming To A Storm Near You (TROPICS-3)

Rocket Lab | USA
Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
May 26, 2023, 3:46 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Last two operational (TROPICS-06 & TROPICS-07) satellites for NASA's Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) mission. The CubeSats are designed to provide rapid-refresh microwave measurements that can be used to determine temperature, pressure, and humidity inside hurricanes as they form and evolve.

Low Earth Orbit 37 - Maiden Flight South Pacific
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Electron | Rocket Like A Hurricane (TROPICS-2)

Rocket Lab | USA
Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
May 8, 2023, 1 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Third and fourth operational (TROPICS-04 & TROPICS-05) satellites for NASA's Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) mission. The CubeSats are designed to provide rapid-refresh microwave measurements that can be used to determine temperature, pressure, and humidity inside hurricanes as they form and evolve.

Low Earth Orbit 36 - Maiden Flight South Pacific
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