Electron | Owl The Way Up (StriX Launch 6)
Electron launched the Owl The Way Up (StriX Launch 6) mission for Rocket Lab from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on Dec 21, 2024 (UTC).
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Launch pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Electron | Owl The Way Up (StriX Launch 6)
Launched Dec 21, 2024 11:17:00 PMSuccess
2 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
190° S
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 97.6°
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
Synthetic aperture radar satellites for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sat, Dec 21 · 11:17:00 PM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- Rocket Lab
- Rocket
- Electron
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- SSO
- Launch pad
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand