Electron | BlackSky Gen-3 6
Electron is scheduled to launch the BlackSky Gen-3 6 mission for Rocket Lab from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, no earlier than Dec 31, 2026 (UTC).
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Launch pad
Unknown Pad · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Electron | BlackSky Gen-3 6
Launched Dec 31, 2026 9:00:00 AMTBD
Flight direction
90° E
orbit unknown: due east assumed
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.
Can I see it from my city?
The launch time is not fixed to the hour yet: check again closer to the day.
About the mission
BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Thu, Dec 31 · 9:00:00 AM · in 55.0 days
- Status
- TBD
- Launch provider
- Rocket Lab
- Rocket
- Electron
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- Unknown Pad · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand