Owl The Way Up

Owl The Way Up

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Mission Name: Owl The Way Up
Rocket: Electron
Launch Date: 18 December 2024 NZT
Launch Site: Launch Complex 1
Launch Time: 03:00 - 04:15 am NZT
Payload: Strix

Mission Overview

The “Owl The Way Up” mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand during a launch window that opens on December 18th NZDT (December 17 UTC). The mission will deploy a single StriX satellite to orbit for Synspective. The mission will be the sixth in a total of 16 launches booked on Electron for Synspective, a Japanese Earth observation company operating a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites designed to deliver imagery that can detect millimetre-level changes to the Earth’s surface from space. Rocket Lab first launched for Synspective in December 2020 and has been the sole launch provider for Synspective’s constellation to date.

 

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