Electron | It Argos Up From Here (Argos-4)

Launch information

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Mission description

The “It Argos Up From Here” mission will launch the General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems designed and manufactured satellite GAzelle, carrying Argos-4 Advanced Data Collection System (A-DCS) hosted payload, part of the international Argos program that collects data from thousands of sensors and transmitters located around the world.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Electron | It Argos Up From Here (Argos-4)’.

Launch image Electron | It Argos Up From Here (Argos-4)

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Oct. 7, 2022, 5:09 p.m.

Timezone: Pacific/Auckland

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

It Argos Up From Here (GAzelle) (SSO)

Launcher

Rocket Lab

Rocket

Electron

Location

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Pad

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Type

Technology

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Electron | It Argos Up From Here (Argos-4)’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
54023 OTB-3-GAZELLE SSO 98.37 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Electron | It Argos Up From Here (Argos-4)’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#6313

To this date

Location Launch

#31

To this date

Pad Launch

#5

To this date

Agency Launch

#31

To this date

Orbital Launch

#131

Year 2022

Location Launch

#8

Year 2022

Pad Launch

#5

Year 2022

Agency Launch

#8

Year 2022

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Rocket Lab launches Argos tracking payload

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a satellite Oct. 7 carrying a payload for U.S. and French government agencies that will track wildlife and collect other sensor data.

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Rocket Lab launches “It Argos Up From Here” mission

Rocket Lab has launched its 31st Electron rocket on the “It Argos Up From Here” mission from Rocket Lab’s private Launch Complex 1B (LC-1B), on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. Liftoff occurred on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 6:09 AM NZT (17:09 UTC on Oct. 7).


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