Electron | Owl Night Long (StriX-3)

Launch information

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Mission description

StriX-3 is a synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective. It 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 | Owl Night Long (StriX-3)’.

Launch image Electron | Owl Night Long (StriX-3)

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: March 12, 2024, 3:03 p.m.

Timezone: Pacific/Auckland

Launch authority

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

Mission

Owl Night Long (StriX-3) (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 | Owl Night Long (StriX-3)’ 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
59224 STRIX-3 SSO 97.62 JAPAN In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Electron | Owl Night Long (StriX-3)’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#6636

To this date

Location Launch

#42

To this date

Pad Launch

#16

To this date

Agency Launch

#45

To this date

Orbital Launch

#47

Year 2024

Location Launch

#3

Year 2024

Pad Launch

#3

Year 2024

Agency Launch

#3

Year 2024

Latest news about the launch

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Rocket Lab launches Synspective radar imaging satellite

Rocket Lab launched a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective March 12, the latest in a series of launches for that company.

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Rocket Lab prepares for the ‘Owl Night Long’ mission

Rocket Lab is currently targeting no earlier than Wednesday, March 13th to launch Synspectives’ Strix-3 satellite to a Sun-synchronous orbit from Pad...


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