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Owl The Way Up

Saturday, December 21, 2024 02:17 PM UTC
Source: YouTube

Disclaimer: This livestream is from a third-party channel and is not an official Rocket Lab broadcast.

Name Origin

“Owl The Way Up” likely refers to the StriX SAR satellites' all-weather, day-and-night imaging capabilities. "Owl" evokes nocturnal vision, while "The Way Up" signifies reaching orbit on Rocket Lab's Electron rocket.

"Owl The Way Up"

Mission Overview

Synthetic aperture radar satellites for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Technical Details

Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
LC-1B
Unknown
Target Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission Type
Earth Science
Payload Mass
100 kg
≈ 40 kiwis
Customer

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