Owl By The Dozen (StriX Launch 12)
Electron, Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Launch time
T-0
Sat 19 Sept, 05:22 CEST
03:22 UTC
The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.
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Launch probability 85%
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Launch success.
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Spacecraft separation.
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Liftoff.
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Updated T-0 and launch weather.
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Launch pad assigned.
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GO for launch.
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Mission
Owl By The Dozen (StriX Launch 12) on Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B. Launch time, status and recorded date changes from Launch Library 2.
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
Rocket file imagery
File imagery: Virginia is for Launch Lovers, 24 January 2023. Electron lifting off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Wallops.
Credit: NASA/Danielle Johnson · Public domain (NASA) · SourceMission patches
- Owl By The Dozen Patch
Patch artwork is not shown because its image licence is unconfirmed.
Launch timeline
Times are relative to liftoff.
- T-2 min
Startup
The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
- T-2 s
Ignition
Start of the engine ignition sequence
- T-0
Liftoff
First upwards movement of the rocket
- T+52 s
Supersonic
Vehicle is supersonic
- T+1 min 7 s
Max-Q
Maximum dynamic pressure
- T+2 min 37 s
MECO
Cut-off of the main engine
- T+2 min 40 s
Stage 2 Separation
Separation of the second stage from the first
- T+2 min 44 s
SES
Start of the second engine
- T+3 min 21 s
Fairing Separation
Separation of the payload fairing
- T+6 min 37 s
Battery Hotswap
Electron Second stages switches to a new set of batteries and jettisons the depleted ones.
- T+9 min 14 s
SECO
Cut-off of the second engine
- T+9 min 18 s
Kick Stage Separation
Separation of the kick stage from the previous stage
- T+49 min 20 s
Kick Stage Ignition
Start of the kick stage engine
- T+52 min 26 s
Kick Stage Cut-off
Cut-off of the kick stage engine
- T+53 min 16 s
Payload Separation
Final deployment of the payload from the rocket
Launch pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand (NZ)
Coordinates: -39.262833, 177.864469
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