Mission Status
Running Out of Toes
Last Updated: 4 minutes ago
ANOMALY
Investigation Active
Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
LC-1A
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Profile
Earth Science
Saturday, May 15, 2021 11:11 AM 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 Failure
Mission did not achieve its intended objectives
AI
Root Cause Analysis
Unspecified issue shortly after stage two ignition
Mission State
Schedule
Date and time on file
This mission currently has a dated launch window in the tracker.
Coverage
External livestream linked
The current watch link is from a third-party source rather than Rocket Lab directly.
Name Origin
AI
Counting milestone sequel to "Running Out of Fingers" (flight 10): fingers = 10, toes = 20. Rocket Lab's 20th launch marks the numerical milestone, not launch cadence generally.
"Running Out of Toes"
Mission Overview
This was the 20th launch of Electron rocket. It carried two Earth imaging microsatellites for BlackSky's constellation which were lost due to a launcher failure after second stage ignition.
Technical Details
Vehicle
Electron
Rocket Lab launch vehicle
Launch Site
Launch Complex 1A
LC-1A · Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Planned deployment regime
Mission Profile
Earth Science
Mission architecture
Payload Mass
120 kg
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