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Rocket Lab Electron "Owlright, Owlright, Owlright" Launch Thread (sh.itjust.works)
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Owlright, Owlright, Owlright

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2026-09-26 00:39:00 | |

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| | Scheduled for (NZST) | 2026-09-26 12:39:00 | | Launch site | Rocket Lab LC-1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand | | Booster recovery | No | | Launch vehicle | Electron + Curie | | Customer | Synspective | | Payload | StriX-13 | | Mass | 100 kg | | Target orbit | LEO |

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Rocket Lab (official) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkLw0Kf_iSA | | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K0I4FaQF6U | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuCoeu1b8r0 |

Stats

  • 18th launch for Rocket Lab in 2026
  • 97th overall launch for Rocket Lab

Payload info:

Rocket Lab mission page

NextSpaceflight:

StriX-13

This is the seventh 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 13th StriX satellite launched by Rocket Lab for Synspective.

Previous mission: Owl By The Dozen

Next mission: We’re Not Hawking Around

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

Go no-go poll is complete, they are go for launch.

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

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

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

Liftoff!

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

Battery hotswap confirmed.

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

SECO and kickstage separation confirmed.

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

The webcast hosts and the team in mission control have donned party hats to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Launch Complex 1.

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

Curie ignition confirmed.

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

Payload separation confirmed.

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

Curie cutoff confirmed. Nominal final orbit achieved.

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