Electron | The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX-1)

Launch information

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Mission description

Second of three launches of a StriX satellite as part of Synspective’s SAR constellation. StriX-1 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.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Electron | The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX-1)’.

Launch image Electron | The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX-1)

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Sept. 15, 2022, 8:38 p.m.

Timezone: Pacific/Auckland

Launch authority

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

Mission

The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX 1) (SSO)

Launcher

Rocket Lab

Rocket

Electron

Location

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Pad

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Electron | The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX-1)’ 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
53815 STRIX-1 SSO 97.51 JAPAN In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Electron | The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX-1)’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#6299

To this date

Location Launch

#30

To this date

Pad Launch

#4

To this date

Agency Launch

#30

To this date

Orbital Launch

#117

Year 2022

Location Launch

#7

Year 2022

Pad Launch

#4

Year 2022

Agency Launch

#7

Year 2022

Latest news about the launch

News about the space mission ‘Electron | The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX-1)’ are fetched daily from the best sources online.

News about space launch Electron | The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX-1)
Rocket Lab’s 30th mission delivers Japanese radar satellite into orbit

Rocket Lab’s 30th mission delivered the StriX 1 radar imaging satellite into orbit for the Japanese Earth observation company Synspective, beginning the deployment of a constellation of 30 commercial radar satellites planned over the next four years.

News about space launch Electron | The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX-1)
Rocket Lab launches Japanese radar imaging satellite on 30th Electron mission

Rocket Lab successfully launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite Sept. 15 as the company prepares for another attempt to recover and reuse a booster.

News about space launch Electron | The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX-1)
Rocket Lab launches “The Owl Spreads Its Wings” mission

Rocket Lab has made the company and the Electron rocket’s 30th flight. “The Owl Spreads Its Wings,” the company’s third dedicated flight for Japanese company Synspective, launched to Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) on Thursday, Sept. 15, lifting off at 20:38 ...


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