MaxQ
Track
Sign In
Ask Q
MaxQ
MaxQ

Legal Stuff

Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceCommunity GuidelinesAbout MaxQ

Our QMunity

Join our TeamRoadmap & BugsMerch StoreEmail MaxQ

© 2026 MaxQ

•

Prepare for MaxQ

Q Powered by Q
YouTubeDiscordXBlueskyInstagram
Baby Come Back (Rideshare)
All launches
Rocket Lab

Baby Come Back (Rideshare)

Success

Electron
T-minus to liftoff

-

00

HOURS

:

00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Tuesday July 18 2023, 01:27:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleElectron
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Loading map…

Mission

The "Baby Come Back" mission includes NASA's Starling project, which consists of four CubeSats designed to test technologies for future swarm missions. Telesat contributes the LEO 3 demonstration satellite, ensuring continuity for customers and ecosystem vendor testing. Additionally, two 3U satellites carrying GNSS-RO payloads from SpinGlobal will replenish their constellation of over 100 multipurpose satellites.

Quick facts

VehicleElectron
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
SiteRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
WindowMonday July 17 2023, 23:30:00 UTC→Tuesday July 18 2023, 01:30:00 UTC
Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · New39
retired1st flight
Flights1
Landings1/1100%
Fastest turn—
Recovered · PCL · PAC

39th Electron launch vehicle to be flown on 'Baby Come Back'.

Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
-39.263, 177.864
Scrub riskLOW
Go99%
Q

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go99%Wind3 m/sGusts6 m/sCloud99%Temp11°C