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Rocket Lab Electron "Daughter Of The Stars" launch thread (sh.itjust.works)
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Daughter Of The Stars

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2026-03-28 05:14:00 | |

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| | Scheduled for (NZDT) | 2026-03-28 18:14:00 | | Launch site | Rocket Lab LC-1A, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand | | Booster recovery | No | | Launch vehicle | Electron + Curie | | Customer | ESA | | Payload | Celeste Pathfinder A | | Mass | | | Target orbit | 510 km LEO |

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Rocket Lab (official) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR1en0oGPRs (scrub) | | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJGdUrhxi6U | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/@TheLaunchPad/streams |

Stats

  • 6th Rocket Lab launch in 2026, 85th overall
  • 74th launch from LC-1

Payload info:

Rocket Lab mission page

NextSpaceflight:

Celeste Pathfinder A (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)

The Celeste LEO-PNT (Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing) demonstrator mission will feature a 10-satellite constellation that will fly close to Earth to test innovative signals across various frequency bands. It will assess how a low Earth orbit fleet can work in combination with Galileo, EGNOS and other GNSS in a multi-layer approach to optimise the provision of services, increasing overall PNT resilience and robustness, and enabling new services.

Previous mission: Eight Days A Week

Next mission: TBD

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Launch scrubbed:

https://x.com/RocketLab/status/2036715577289412736

Current weather conditions over LC-1 violate cloud and lightning commit criteria for launch, so we’re standing down from today’s Electron mission for @esa.

A weather system is passing through the region in the coming days, so our next target launch date will be set once that passes. Back soon under clearer skies.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

New T-0: https://bsky.app/profile/rocketlabcorp.com/post/3mi32glkpgk2m

Ready for launch! The countdown is on for Electron's dedicated mission for the European Space Agency @esa.int to deploy their first two Celeste satellites for a new LEO-PNT European satnav network.

Target lift-off March 28:
🚀 10:14 pm NZT
🚀 10:14 am CET
🚀 09:14 UTC
🚀 5:14 am ET
🚀 2:14 am PT

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

Nominal liftoff: https://bsky.app/profile/nasaspaceflight.com/post/3mi4dwukqjk24

Payload deployment confirmed: https://bsky.app/profile/rocketlabcorp.com/post/3mi4fuyzpwk2d