Electron | Baby Come Back (Rideshare)
Launch information
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The "Baby Come Back" mission includes NASA's Starling project, which consists of four CubeSats designed to test technologies for future swarm missions. Telesat contributes the LEO 3 demonstration satellite, ensuring continuity for customers and ecosystem vendor testing. Additionally, two 3U satellites carrying GNSS-RO payloads from SpinGlobal will replenish their constellation of over 100 multipurpose satellites.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Electron | Baby Come Back (Rideshare)’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: July 18, 2023, 1:27 a.m.
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Baby Come Back (Rideshare) (LEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Rocket Lab |
Rocket |
Electron |
Location |
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand |
Pad |
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B |
Type |
Dedicated Rideshare |
Orbit |
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#6474
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Location Launch
#36
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Pad Launch
#10
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Agency Launch
#39
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Orbital Launch
#106
Year 2023
Location Launch
#4
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Pad Launch
#4
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Agency Launch
#7
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Latest news about the launch
News about the space mission ‘Electron | Baby Come Back (Rideshare)’ are fetched daily from the best sources online.
NASA boosts science objectives for Starling swarm
NASA is expanding testing of distributed autonomy for its first satellite swarm, Starling. The post NASA boosts science objectives for Starling swarm appeared first on SpaceNews.
Launch Roundup: Rocket Lab conducts Electron reuse attempt, SpaceX flies two Starlink v2 missions
The week of July 16 through July 23 saw four more launches take place around the world, potentially increasing the orbital launch count to 108 so far in 2023. This included Rocket Lab’s launch of the “Baby Come Back” mission (which featured a first stage ...
Rocket Lab launches 7 satellites, recovers first stage booster
The ‘Baby Come Back’ mission successfully lifted off from Launch Complex 1B on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand at 01:27 UTC,...
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