Owl For One, One For Owl

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

16:39:00

Friday August 2, 2024

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Official Livestream

Mission Details

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StriX-4

This is the first of a bulk buy of two Electron launches by Synspective to deliver their StriX satellites to low Earth orbit. StriX satellites can collect data with a ground resolution of 1-3m and a swath width of more than 10-30km. Each Electron launch will deliver 1 StriX satellite into orbit. This will be the overall 5th StriX satellite launched by Rocket Lab for Synspective.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

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-1B

Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

Fastest Turnaround

8 days 20 hours

Stats

Electron


51st

Mission

9th

Mission of 2024

Rocket Lab


51st

Mission

9th

Mission of 2024

2024


140th

Orbital launch attempt