Today’s mission includes a custom fairing that accommodates the wide body of synspective’s satellite. Electron can support a wide range of payload configurations, from a single satellite to dual-stack payloads on two Kick Stages.
Liftoff targeted for:
⏰UTC | 16:33
⏰NZDT | 5:33 a.m.
⏰JST | 1:33 a.m.
⏰ET | 12:33 p.m.
⏰PT | 9:33 a.m.
Liftoff targeted for:
⏰UTC | 16:33
⏰NZDT | 5:33 a.m.
⏰JST | 1:33 a.m.
⏰ET | 12:33 p.m.
⏰PT | 9:33 a.m.
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The payload on today’s Electron mission is the Seventh StriX, a next-generation synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite for Synspective's constellation that can “see” through clouds and the dark. The mission will be Electron’s 7th launch for Synspective.
🚀Mission Name: “Owl New World”
🎯 Customer: synspective
🛰️ Payload: Seventh StriX
🌏 Orbit: 583km LEO
📍 Launch Site: Pad A, LC-1
ℹ️ bit.ly/next-mission
🚀Mission Name: “Owl New World”
🎯 Customer: synspective
🛰️ Payload: Seventh StriX
🌏 Orbit: 583km LEO
📍 Launch Site: Pad A, LC-1
ℹ️ bit.ly/next-mission
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SECO confirmed and nominal transfer orbit achieved. Approx. ~40 minutes to payload deployment of the Seventh StriX to a 583km LEO for synspective
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Photos from this morning's 73rd Electron launch
✅Launched on 1st attempt
✅7th mission for synspective (20 more to go)
✅15th launch in 2025 with 100% mission success
✅Launched on 1st attempt
✅7th mission for synspective (20 more to go)
✅15th launch in 2025 with 100% mission success
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🚀 Rocket Lab is hiring!
📍🌵 Tucson, AZ: Home to our Optical Systems, where we develop payloads that deliver on critical US national security and intelligence missions. Our team there is building high-performance optical systems with a heritage of 100% on-orbit mission success.
Ready to build the future with us? We’re hiring across a variety of teams:
⚡ Senior Electrical Engineer
🛰️ Senior Systems Engineer
👥 Senior/Principal Program Manager
💻 Senior Machine Learning Engineer
💭 Senior/Principal Analyst
📡 Principal Engineer
🏭 Facilities Lead
Check out our open roles: bit.ly/3L9SUsU
Don’t see a position that matches your background? Submit your resume here to be considered for future Optical Systems openings ➡️ grnh.se/cyz9j0d33us
📍🌵 Tucson, AZ: Home to our Optical Systems, where we develop payloads that deliver on critical US national security and intelligence missions. Our team there is building high-performance optical systems with a heritage of 100% on-orbit mission success.
Ready to build the future with us? We’re hiring across a variety of teams:
⚡ Senior Electrical Engineer
🛰️ Senior Systems Engineer
👥 Senior/Principal Program Manager
💻 Senior Machine Learning Engineer
💭 Senior/Principal Analyst
📡 Principal Engineer
🏭 Facilities Lead
Check out our open roles: bit.ly/3L9SUsU
Don’t see a position that matches your background? Submit your resume here to be considered for future Optical Systems openings ➡️ grnh.se/cyz9j0d33us
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What will it take to put humans on Mars and keep them safe while they’re there?
Peter_J_Beck lays out the case for building the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter now. MTO is the critical infrastructure that makes a sustained presence on Mars possible.
📰 Read the op-ed in SpaceNews_Inc : bit.ly/4h9hpm2
Peter_J_Beck lays out the case for building the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter now. MTO is the critical infrastructure that makes a sustained presence on Mars possible.
📰 Read the op-ed in SpaceNews_Inc : bit.ly/4h9hpm2
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The Mars moment: Why now is the time to build the future
📣 It’s time for another Electron launch!
🇯🇵 ‘The Nation God Navigates’ will be our sixth mission for QPS_Inc, making Rocket Lab the go-to provider for their Earth-imaging constellation.
Launch window opens:
⏰ 11:45 am Pacific, November 5
⏰ 2:45 pm Eastern, November 5
⏰ 19:45 UTC, November 5
⏰ 4:45 am JST, November 6
⏰ 8:45 am NZT, November 6
🇯🇵 ‘The Nation God Navigates’ will be our sixth mission for QPS_Inc, making Rocket Lab the go-to provider for their Earth-imaging constellation.
Launch window opens:
⏰ 11:45 am Pacific, November 5
⏰ 2:45 pm Eastern, November 5
⏰ 19:45 UTC, November 5
⏰ 4:45 am JST, November 6
⏰ 8:45 am NZT, November 6
Built. Integrated. Preparing to fuel the future.
Our Photon spacecraft for eta_space & NASA's LOXSAT cryogenic fueling mission is complete ✅
🛰️ An end-to-end Rocket Lab mission
🌐 Tech demo to support orbital propellant depots
🚀 Launching on Electron in early 2026
Read more: bit.ly/4qmAl55
Our Photon spacecraft for eta_space & NASA's LOXSAT cryogenic fueling mission is complete ✅
🛰️ An end-to-end Rocket Lab mission
🌐 Tech demo to support orbital propellant depots
🚀 Launching on Electron in early 2026
Read more: bit.ly/4qmAl55
Mars isn’t easy.
Orbit gaps could leave explorers out of contact. Power’s always a challenge. And reliable communication is in demand.
Rocket Lab’s Mars Telecommunications Orbiter will change that. Our MTO will bring reliable relay coverage, high-bandwidth communication, and a design built to keep Mars connected. 🌎➡️🔴 bit.ly/41NH6lV
Orbit gaps could leave explorers out of contact. Power’s always a challenge. And reliable communication is in demand.
Rocket Lab’s Mars Telecommunications Orbiter will change that. Our MTO will bring reliable relay coverage, high-bandwidth communication, and a design built to keep Mars connected. 🌎➡️🔴 bit.ly/41NH6lV
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Mars, we're coming for you! 🔴 🛰️ 🛰️
Soon, our twin Explorer spacecraft built for NASA & ucbssl ESCAPADE mission will begin their journey to the Red Planet to study the history of its climate.
The mission will study how the solar wind interacts with Mars’ magnetic environment and how this interaction drives the planet’s atmospheric escape, revealing how Mars changed from warm and wet to the cold, dry world we see today.
By flying two spacecraft in different orbits around Mars, ESCAPADE will get a dual viewpoint to solve the mystery of Mars' atmospheric escape. It’s a low-cost mission delivering high-impact science
Soon, our twin Explorer spacecraft built for NASA & ucbssl ESCAPADE mission will begin their journey to the Red Planet to study the history of its climate.
The mission will study how the solar wind interacts with Mars’ magnetic environment and how this interaction drives the planet’s atmospheric escape, revealing how Mars changed from warm and wet to the cold, dry world we see today.
By flying two spacecraft in different orbits around Mars, ESCAPADE will get a dual viewpoint to solve the mystery of Mars' atmospheric escape. It’s a low-cost mission delivering high-impact science
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Wet Dress Rehearsal complete and we are GO for our upcoming launch attempt for “The Nation God Navigates” for QPS_Inc.
Our next dedicated launch for iQPS’ constellation will deploy their QPS-SAR-14 satellite or YACHIHOKO-I to a 575km LEO.
Launch window opens:
🚀 8:45 am NZDT, Nov 6
🚀 4:45 am JST, Nov 6
🚀 19:45 UTC, Nov 5
🚀 2:45 pm ET, Nov 5
🚀 11:45 am PT, Nov 5
Our next dedicated launch for iQPS’ constellation will deploy their QPS-SAR-14 satellite or YACHIHOKO-I to a 575km LEO.
Launch window opens:
🚀 8:45 am NZDT, Nov 6
🚀 4:45 am JST, Nov 6
🚀 19:45 UTC, Nov 5
🚀 2:45 pm ET, Nov 5
🚀 11:45 am PT, Nov 5
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Electron is vertical on the pad at LC-1. T-4 hours to launch for our 16th mission of the year.
Today’s target lift-off time:
🚀 8:51 am NZDT, Nov 6
🚀 4:51 am JST, Nov 6
🚀 19:51 UTC, Nov 5
🚀 2:51 pm ET, Nov 5
🚀 11:51 am PT, Nov 5
Today’s target lift-off time:
🚀 8:51 am NZDT, Nov 6
🚀 4:51 am JST, Nov 6
🚀 19:51 UTC, Nov 5
🚀 2:51 pm ET, Nov 5
🚀 11:51 am PT, Nov 5
Today’s Electron launch will be our sixth dedicated mission for Japan-based Earth imaging company QPS_Inc.
🌕 The Moon God Awakens (2023)
⚡ The Lightning God Reigns (2025)
🌊 The Sea God Sees (2025)
⛰️ The Mountain God Guards (2025)
🌿 The Harvest Goddess Guards (2025)
Next up: 🇯🇵 “The Nation God Navigates”, scheduled to lift-off in T-3 hours.
🌕 The Moon God Awakens (2023)
⚡ The Lightning God Reigns (2025)
🌊 The Sea God Sees (2025)
⛰️ The Mountain God Guards (2025)
🌿 The Harvest Goddess Guards (2025)
Next up: 🇯🇵 “The Nation God Navigates”, scheduled to lift-off in T-3 hours.
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