Rocket Lab/Electron·Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Electron | Owl By The Dozen (StriX Launch 12)

Name: Electron | Owl By The Dozen (StriX Launch 12)
Start: 2026-09-19T03:22:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-19T03:22:00Z
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

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

Mission Elapsed Time (MET)

T+ 56d 23:30:18

GMT TimeSat, 19 Sep 2026 03:22:00 GMT

SpaceportSat, Sep 19, 2026, 15:22:00 GMT+12

Launch Successful

Electron | Owl By The Dozen (StriX Launch 12) mission image

Vehicle: ElectronCredit: Rocket Lab · Launch Library 2

Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Target orbit: LEO · Low Earth Orbit
Mission type: Earth Science
Payload: Owl By The Dozen (StriX Launch 12)
Agencies: Synspective

Target liftoff time (UTC)

03:22:00 UTC

Saturday, 19 September 2026

Instantaneous window

Planned T-0 liftoff

03:22:00 UTCWindow open

03:22:00 UTCPlanned ignition

03:22:00 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)

Mission living knowledge

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