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Rocket Lab Electron "Eight Days A Week" (StriX-6) launch thread (sh.itjust.works)
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Eight Days A Week

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2026-03-20 18:10:00 | |

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| | Scheduled for (NZDT) | 2026-03-21 07:10:00 | | Launch site | Rocket Lab LC-1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand | | Booster recovery | No | | Launch vehicle | Electron + Curie | | Customer | Synspective | | Payload | StriX-6 | | Mass | 100 kg | | Target orbit | 573 km, 50.2 degrees |

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Rocket Lab (official) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKE08UfCMYU | | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpiU9rZDZKQ | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfUFYq2i4us | | Everyday Astronaut | https://www.youtube.com/@EverydayAstronaut/streams |

Stats

  • 5th Rocket Lab launch in 2026, 84th overall
  • 73rd launch from LC-1

Payload info:

Rocket Lab mission page

NextSpaceflight:

StriX-6

This is the second 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 8th StriX satellite launched by Rocket Lab for Synspective.

Previous mission: Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed

Next mission: Daughter Of The Stars

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Liftoff!

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

SECO, kickstage separation confirmed.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

MECO, stage separation, Rutherford vacuum engine ignition, and fairing separation.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Battery hotswap confirmed.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

https://bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bsky.social/post/3mhvw643gfk2j

Space Force orbital data now out for StriX-6, launched on Mar 20, showing it in a 557 x 580 km x 50.3 deg orbit with Electron stages in 173 x 491 km and 340 x 558 km.