Fasten Your Space Belts

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-02-18 23:17 | |

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| | Scheduled for (NZDT) | 2024-02-19 12:17 | | Launch site | Rocket Lab LC-1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand | | Booster recovery | No | | Launch vehicle | Electron + Curie | | Customer | BlackSky | | Payload | Kinéis 16-20 | | Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecraft into LEO |

Livestreams

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Rocket Lab (official) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv_Zw8UK3H0 | | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yl7hDb8ulM | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrSDG-LDkCs |

Stats

• This will be the 2nd launch for Rocket Lab this year.
• This will be the 60th overall launch for Rocket Lab.

Payload info:

Rocket Lab mission page

NextSpaceflight:

BlackSky Gen-3 Mission 1

The first of five BlackSky Technology missions to deploy its new next-generation BlackSky Gen-3 satellites. The commercial constellation of Gen-3 satellites has the capability to produce imagery with 50-centimeter resolution and host multiple sensors, including shortwave infrared (SWIR). The improved resolution and enhanced spectral diversity of the Gen-3 satellites will expand BlackSky's ability to provide real-time information to its customers.

Previous mission: IoT 4 You and Me

Next mission: TBD

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