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Rocket LabLaunch SuccessfulNavigationElectron · LEO-PNT Pathfinder A
Launched 2026-03-28 09:14 UTCRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
69th
orbital launch attempt in 2026
Rocket Lab
6th
launch this year
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
4th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
22 d 9 h
since the pad's previous launch
The European Space Agency (ESA)'s LEO-PNT (Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing) demonstrator mission will feature a 10-satellite constellation demonstration mission that will assess how a low Earth orbit fleet of satellites can work in combination with the Galileo and EGNOS constellations in higher orbits that provide Europe’s own global navigation system.
This launch will lift 2 “Pathfinder A” satellites built by Thales Alenia Space and GMV to a 510 km altitude Low Earth Orbit.
Rocket Lab is an American aerospace manufacturer with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. The company develops lightweight, cost-effective commercial rocket launch services. The Electron Program was founded on the premise that small payloads such as CubeSats require dedicated small launch vehicles and flexibility not currently offered by traditional rocket systems. Its rocket, the Electron, is a light-weight rocket and is now operating commercially. The company is also producing a variety of spacecrafts and spacecrafts components.
Launches
98
Successful
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96%
Landings
7
of 9
Upcoming
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scheduled
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Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Spacecraft separation.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Liftoff.
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Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
Launch Library 2
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GO for launch on March 28.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET March 28 per new NOTAMs, to be confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Standing down due to weather conditions, new launch date TBD
Nosu
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New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Delayed to March 25.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Launch pad assigned.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Added daily launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET March 24.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Added mission name.
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NET early 2026.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
18m
Diameter
1.2m
To low Earth orbit
300kg
Liftoff thrust
162kN
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