Mission Status
A Sky Full of SARs
Last Updated: 33 minutes ago
SUCCESS
Orbit Achieved
Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
LC-1B
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Profile
Earth Science
Sunday, August 11, 2024 01:18 PM UTC Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Source: YouTube
Disclaimer: This livestream is from a third-party channel and is not an official Rocket Lab broadcast.
Mission State
Schedule
Date and time on file
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Coverage
External livestream linked
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Name Origin
AI
Pun on Coldplay's 2014 song "A Sky Full of Stars," with "Stars" replaced by "SARs" (Synthetic Aperture Radar) — Capella Space's satellite imaging technology.
"A Sky Full of SARs"
Mission Overview
Payload consists of a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space.
Technical Details
Vehicle
Electron
Rocket Lab launch vehicle
Launch Site
Launch Complex 1B
LC-1B · Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Planned deployment regime
Mission Profile
Earth Science
Mission architecture
Payload Mass
165 kg
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