Viva La StriX (StriX Launch 9)
Electron, Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Launch time
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Fri 22 May, 11:33 CEST
09:33 UTC
The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.
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Viva La StriX (StriX Launch 9) on Electron. Fri 22 May 2026, 09:33 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B. Source: Launch Library 2.
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
Mission patches
- Viva La Strix Patch
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Slip history
Changes recorded by Space Right Now
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Source updates from Launch Library 2 (10)
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Launch success.
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Spacecraft separation.
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Liftoff!
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1h launch window
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Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
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Updated launch site.
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GO for launch.
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NET May 22.
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NET May.
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Adding launch TBD 2025-2027
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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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