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Rocket Lab Electron "Owl Around The World" Launch Thread (sh.itjust.works)
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Owl Around The World

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2026-09-02 11:11:00 | |

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| | Scheduled for (NZST) | 2026-09-02 23:11:00 | | Launch site | Rocket Lab LC-1A or -1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand | | Booster recovery | No | | Launch vehicle | Electron + Curie | | Customer | Synspective | | Payload | StriX-9 | | Mass | 100 kg | | Target orbit | LEO |

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Rocket Lab (official) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLovbBQFxI8 | | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agoLNgN7wiU | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRT0PgRRCa4 |

Stats

  • 15th launch for Rocket Lab in 2026
  • 94th overall launch for Rocket Lab

Payload info:

Rocket Lab mission page

NextSpaceflight:

StriX-9

This is the fifth of a bulk buy of 10 Electron launches by Synspective to deliver their StriX satellites to low Earth orbit. StriX satellites can collect data with a ground resolution of 1-3m and a swath width of more than 10-30km. Each Electron launch will deliver 1 StriX satellite into orbit. This will be the overall 11th StriX satellite launched by Rocket Lab for Synspective.

Previous mission: The Lightning God Defends

Next mission:

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[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Orbital parameters from Jonathan McDowell: https://bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bsky.social/post/3mulxzhdixk2z

StriX-9 cataloged as 2026-201A (100561) in a 538 x 582 km x 38 deg orbit

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