Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes was a Rocket Lab Electron mission for E-Space that launched successfully at 10:54 UTC on 5 November 2024 (11:54 p.m. NZDT on 5 November; 5:54 a.m. EST on 5 November) from Launch Complex 1B on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula.
10:54 UTC on 5 November 2024 · 11:54 p.m. NZDT on 5 November · 5:54 a.m. EST on 5 November
Disclaimer: This livestream is from a third-party channel and is not an official Rocket Lab broadcast.
Mission State
This mission currently has a dated launch window in the tracker.
The current watch link is from a third-party source rather than Rocket Lab directly.
Launch Updates
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Launch success with payload deployed.
by Cosmic_Penguin Source: x.com -
Liftoff.
by Cosmic_Penguin Source: youtube.com -
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
by LL2 Source: youtube.com
Updates via Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs).
Name Origin
This mission name is a playful nod to Jimmy Buffett's iconic song, 'Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes.' It evokes a sense of adventure and transition, perhaps reflecting the journey of the Protosat-1 payload.
Mission Overview
Launch of a yet to identified satellite to SSO for an undisclosed customer. The customer is highly likely to be Low Earth Orbit communication satellite constellation operator E-Space. Launch contract was signed less than 2 months before launch.
Technical Details
Launch data cross-checked against Wikipedia.
Was this a jellyfish launch?
UnlikelySun 33° below the horizon at liftoff — full night, the plume stays in Earth's shadow.
Details
- Unlikely
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Liftoff
- 11:54 p.m. NZDT · 10:54 UTC
- Sunset
- 7:50 p.m. NZDT · 06:50 UTC
- Civil dusk (−6°)
- 8:19 p.m. NZDT · 07:19 UTC
- Nautical dusk (−12°)
- 8:55 p.m. NZDT · 07:55 UTC
- Astronomical dusk (−18°)
- 9:33 p.m. NZDT · 08:33 UTC
Twilight times at the pad (Mahia, NZ) for the evening of the launch.
What's a rocket jellyfish? When a rocket launches in twilight, the ground is dark but its exhaust plume climbs into sunlight high above. The expanding plume glows against the dark sky in a jellyfish-like shape.
Space-Object Catalog
| Object | Operator | Built by | Mass | Orbit | Status | NORAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Electron 54 Kick Stage 2024-201A · Stage | Operator Rocket Lab Ltd. | Built by Rocket Lab Ltd. Kick Stage | Mass 50 kg | Orbit 149 × 221 km · 97.9° | Status Decayed 2024-11-30 | NORAD 61792 |
Protosat-1 2024-201B · Payload | Operator E-Space Rwanda | Built by E-Space E-Space | Mass 100 kg | Orbit 482 × 484 km · 43.0° | Status Decayed 2026-02-23 | NORAD 61793 |
Electron 54 Stage 2 2024-201C · Stage | Operator Rocket Lab Ltd. | Built by Rocket Lab Ltd. Electron St2 | Mass 250 kg | Orbit 134 × 183 km · 97.9° | Status Decayed 2024-11-23 | NORAD 61794 |