Electron | Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)
Electron launched the Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A) mission for Rocket Lab from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on Mar 28, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Electron | Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)
Launched Mar 28, 2026 6:14:00 PMSuccess
2 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
190° S
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 97.4°
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
The European Space Agency (ESA)'s LEO-PNT (Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing) demonstrator mission will feature a 10-satellite constellation demonstration mission that will assess how a low Earth orbit fleet of satellites can work in combination with the Galileo and EGNOS constellations in higher orbits that provide Europe’s own global navigation system. This launch will lift 2 “Pathfinder A” satellites built by Thales Alenia Space and GMV to a 510 km altitude Low Earth Orbit.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sat, Mar 28 · 6:14:00 PM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- Rocket Lab
- Rocket
- Electron
- Mission type
- Navigation
- Target orbit
- SSO
- Launch pad
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand