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Rocket Lab/Electron·Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

Electron | Happily Ever Faster (BlackSky Gen-3 5)

Orbit: LEO·Type: Earth Science·Agencies: BlackSky

Mission Elapsed Time (MET)

GMT Time
Spaceport
Launch Successful
Electron | Happily Ever Faster (BlackSky Gen-3 5) mission image
Vehicle: ElectronCredit: Rocket Lab · Launch Library 2

Note: Payload and customer identities were not publicly announced. 5th of the BlackSky Gen-3 high resolution Earth-imaging satellites.

Target orbit
LEO · Low Earth Orbit
Mission type
Earth Science
Payload
Happily Ever Faster (BlackSky Gen-3 5)
Agencies
BlackSky

Target liftoff time (UTC)

03:28:00 UTC

Friday, 11 September 2026

Planned T-0 liftoff

01:00:00 UTCWindow open
03:28:00 UTCPlanned ignition
03:28:00 UTCWindow close
Rocket family
Electron
Height
18m
Diameter
1.2m
Payload to LEO
300kg
Payload to SSO
225kg
Liftoff thrust
162kN
Stage 1 propulsion
9× Rutherford
Stages
2 (optional 3rd)