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Mission Status

Owl Night Long

Last Updated: 59 minutes ago
SUCCESS
Orbit Achieved
Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
LC-1B
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Profile
Earth Science
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 03:03 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

The current watch link is from a third-party source rather than Rocket Lab directly.

Name Origin

AI

Pun on Lionel Richie's 1983 hit "All Night Long," with "All" replaced by "Owl" — referencing Synspective's StriX satellites, named after the owl genus Strix.

"Owl Night Long"

Mission Overview

StriX-3 is a synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective. It can gather high resolution Earth observation data regardless of conditions or daylight, offering a resilient and effective resource for the purposes of urban development, infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response.

Technical Details

Vehicle
Electron
Rocket Lab launch vehicle
Launch Site
Launch Complex 1B
LC-1B · Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Target Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Planned deployment regime
Mission Profile
Earth Science
Mission architecture
Payload Mass
100 kg
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