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Beginning Of The Swarm (ACS3 & NeonSat-1)

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Beginning Of The Swarm (ACS3 & NeonSat-1)

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Tuesday April 23 2024, 22:32:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleElectron
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
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Mission

NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) is a technology demonstration mission tasked with deploying a composite boom solar sail. NeonSat-1 is a high-resolution optical satellite by South Korea's KAIST that will be deployed as a technology demonstration for a planned future Earth observation constellation.

Quick facts

VehicleElectron
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
SiteRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
WindowTuesday April 23 2024, 22:00:00 UTC→Tuesday April 23 2024, 23:00:00 UTC
Launch CodexDossier

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