Electron | Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (BlackSky Gen-3 4)
Electron launched the Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (BlackSky Gen-3 4) mission for Rocket Lab from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on Mar 5, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Electron | Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (BlackSky Gen-3 4)
Launched Mar 6, 2026 8:53:00 AMSuccess
1 object in orbit now
Flight direction
74° ENE
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 42.0°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
Note: Payload and customer identities were not publicly announced. 4th of the BlackSky Gen-3 high resolution Earth-imaging satellites.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Fri, Mar 6 · 8:53:00 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- Rocket Lab
- Rocket
- Electron
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand