Mission Status
A Data With Destiny
Last Updated: 58 minutes ago
SUCCESS
Orbit Achieved
Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
LC-1A
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Profile
Earth Science
Thursday, December 9, 2021 12:02 AM UTC Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Source: Rocket Lab
Mission State
Schedule
Date and time on file
This mission currently has a dated launch window in the tracker.
Coverage
Official livestream linked
The primary watch link points to an official Rocket Lab source.
Name Origin
AI
Pun on "a date with destiny," swapping "date" for "data" — a nod to BlackSky's data-gathering satellite constellation orbiting Earth on its destined path.
"A Data With Destiny"
Mission Overview
Payload consists of two BlackSky Gen-2 high-resolution multi-spectral Earth observation satellites.
Technical Details
Vehicle
Electron
Rocket Lab launch vehicle
Launch Site
Launch Complex 1A
LC-1A · Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Target Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Planned deployment regime
Mission Profile
Earth Science
Mission architecture
Payload Mass
120 kg
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