Rocket Lab/Electron·Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Electron | Owl Around The World (StriX Launch 11)

Name: Electron | Owl Around The World (StriX Launch 11)
Start: 2026-09-02T12:01:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-02T14:01:00.000Z
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Orbit: Low Earth Orbit·Type: Earth Science

Mission Elapsed Time (MET)

T+ 73d 14:51:19

GMT TimeWed, 02 Sep 2026 12:01:00 GMT

SpaceportThu, Sep 03, 2026, 00:01:00 GMT+12

Launch Successful

Electron | Owl Around The World (StriX Launch 11) mission image

Vehicle: ElectronCredit: Rocket Lab · Launch Library 2

Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Mission type: Earth Science

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)

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