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Electron | Beginning Of The Swarm (ACS3 & NeonSat-1)
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaOnenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
April 23, 2024, 10:32 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) is a technology demonstration mission tasked with deploying a composite boom solar sail. NeonSat-1 is a high-resolution optical satellite by South Korea's KAIST that will be deployed as a technology demonstration for a planned future Earth observation constellation.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Electron | Live and Let Fly (NROL-123)
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaWallops Island, Virginia, USA
March 21, 2024, 7:25 a.m.
Electron | Owl Night Long
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaOnenui 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
Electron | On Closer Inspection (ADRAS-J)
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaOnenui 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
Electron | Four Of A Kind (NorthStar 1)
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaOnenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Jan. 31, 2024, 6:34 a.m.
Electron | The Moon God Awakens (QPS-SAR-5)
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaOnenui 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
Electron | We Will Never Desert You (Capella Acadia 2)
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaOnenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Sept. 19, 2023, 6:55 a.m.
Electron | We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaOnenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Aug. 23, 2023, 11:45 p.m.
Electron | Baby Come Back
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaOnenui 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
HASTE | Scout's Arrow (DYNAMO-A)
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaWallops Island, Virginia, USA
June 18, 2023, 1:24 a.m.
