Electron | That's a Funny Looking Cactus (STP-27RD)

Launch information

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Mission description

The mission has been procured by the DoD Space Test Program in partnership with Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) as part of its Rapid Agile Launch Initiative .The payload consists of three satellites, SPARC-1, Falcon ODE and Harbinger, that will deployed in a precise sequence. The Space Plug and Play Architecture Research CubeSat-1 (SPARC-1) mission, sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV), is a joint Swedish-United States experiment to explore technology developments in avionics miniaturization, software defined radio systems, and space situational awareness (SSA). The Falcon Orbital Debris Experiment (Falcon ODE), sponsored by the United States Air Force Academy, will evaluate ground-based tracking of space objects. Harbinger, a commercial small satellite built by York Space Systems and sponsored by the U.S Army, will demonstrate the ability of an experimental commercial system to meet DoD space capability requirements.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Electron | That's a Funny Looking Cactus (STP-27RD)’.

Launch image Electron | That's a Funny Looking Cactus (STP-27RD)

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: May 5, 2019, 6 a.m.

Timezone: Pacific/Auckland

Launch authority

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

Mission

That's a Funny Looking Cactus (STP-27RD) (LEO)

Launcher

Rocket Lab

Rocket

Electron

Location

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Pad

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

Type

Dedicated Rideshare

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Electron | That's a Funny Looking Cactus (STP-27RD)’ 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
44225 AFOTEC-1 LEO 40.0 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
44226 SPARC-1 LEO 40.0 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
44229 HARBINGER LEO 39.98 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Electron | That's a Funny Looking Cactus (STP-27RD)’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#5849

To this date

Location Launch

#6

To this date

Pad Launch

#6

To this date

Agency Launch

#6

To this date

Orbital Launch

#29

Year 2019

Location Launch

#2

Year 2019

Pad Launch

#2

Year 2019

Agency Launch

#2

Year 2019

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