
Owl Night Long
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.
Name Origin
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.
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.