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Rocket LabLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceElectron · StriX-α
Launched 2020-12-15 10:09:27 UTCRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
108th
orbital launch attempt in 2020
Rocket Lab
7th
launch this year
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
7th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
25 d 7 h
since the pad's previous launch
StriX-α is a demonstration mission for Japanese company Synspective which plans to deploy a constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites.
For this mission, Rocket Lab will utilize a custom expanded fairing to encompass Synspective’s wide-body satellite – the first use of the expanded fairing options that Rocket Lab recently introduced.
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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New launch date
Cosmic_Penguin
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Launch is NET Dec 14 UTC due to weather
spacevogel
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Updated launch windows/time
scottm3
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Launch NET Dec 12 10:09:30 UTC
spacevogel
Height
18m
Diameter
1.2m
To low Earth orbit
300kg
Liftoff thrust
162kN
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