Running Out Of Toes

Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

11:11:00

Saturday May 15, 2021

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

2nd stage Thrust Vector Control (TVC) system failed just after engine ignition due to engine igniter operations causing corruption of signals within the engine computer.

BlackSky 8 and 9

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BlackSky Global 10 and 11 are the eighth and ninthth of sixty high resolution earth observation microsatellites in the BlackSky constellation. This constellation will provide real-time earth observation. the constellation is built by Blacksky, a SpaceFlight Subsidiary, and the satellites are produced by LeoStella LLC, a joint venture of Spaceflight Industries and Thales Alenia Space.

Low Earth Orbit

2 Payloads

112 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Electron/Curie

Active Since 2018


Price

$7.50 million

Rocket

Height: 18m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 320 kg

Liftoff Thrust

224 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 1.2m

Height: 4.05m

Stages

3

Launch Site

Rocket Lab LC-1A

Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 1 hour

Stats

Electron


20th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2021

Rocket Lab


20th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2021

2021


42nd

Orbital launch attempt