Status
Success
The Beat Goes On
Launch Time
Fri Mar 24, 2023 09:14 UTC
Fri Mar 24, 2023 09:14 UTC
Rocket
Rocket Lab
Status: Active
Price: $7.5 million
Liftoff Thrust: 224 kN
Payload to LEO: 320 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 18.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 1.2 m
Fairing Height: 4.05 m
Vehicles
F35 1st Stage
Flight #1
Splashdown
6th Electron recovery attempt
6th successful Electron recovery attempt
6th consecutive successful Electron recovery
Mission Details
BlackSky 9 and 10
BlackSky 9 and 10 are part 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.
The second generation of satellites has improved solar arrays and better imaging equipment.
Payloads: 2
Total Mass: 224 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Rocket Lab LC-1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand
Stats
2023
45th orbital launch attempt
Rocket Lab
35th mission
3rd mission of 2023
32nd successful mission
15th consecutive successful mission
Electron
35th mission
3rd mission of 2023
32nd successful mission
15th consecutive successful mission