Electron | Happily Ever Faster (BlackSky Gen-3 5)
Electron launched the Happily Ever Faster (BlackSky Gen-3 5) mission for Rocket Lab from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on Sep 11, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Electron | Happily Ever Faster (BlackSky Gen-3 5)
Launched Sep 11, 2026 12:28:00 PMSuccess
2 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
90° E
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 36.0°
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. 5th 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, Sep 11 · 12:28:00 PM
- 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