Mission
Without Mission A Beat
Last Updated: 1 hour ago
SUCCESS
Orbit Achieved
Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
LC-1A
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Profile
Earth Science
Saturday, April 2, 2022 12:41 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
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
Pun on "without missing a beat" — "missing" replaced with "mission." Reflects Rocket Lab's relentless launch cadence for BlackSky with no pauses between missions.
"Without Mission A Beat"
Mission Overview
Payload consists of two BlackSky Gen-2 high-resolution multi-spectral Earth observation satellites.
Technical Details
Vehicle
Electron
Rocket Lab launch vehicle
Launch Site
Launch Complex 1A
LC-1A · Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Target Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Planned deployment regime
Mission Profile
Earth Science
Mission architecture
Payload Mass
120 kg
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