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Eight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8)

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Eight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8)

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Mar 20, 18:10:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleElectron
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
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Mission

Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Quick facts

VehicleElectron
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
SiteRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
WindowMar 20, 18:10:00 UTC→Mar 20, 18:10:00 UTC
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General trajectory
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Launching
Southeast
118° · ESE
-39.263, 177.864

Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets
Orbit
Apogee579 km
Perigee568 km
Period96.1 min
Inclination50.20°

Launch heading 118° · ESE from Eight Days A Week PO.

Parking orbitEight Days A Week PO› conelow
1 70045U 26056A 26079.78975694 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 70045 50.2033 047.7186 0287114 244.9804 152.9655 15.57761776 03
OrbitEight Days A Weeklow
1 70045U 26056A 26079.78975694 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 70045 50.2033 047.7353 0007927 006.6258 032.7000 14.97999346 05

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

Scrub riskLOW
Go99%
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Weather Go99%Wind3 ktGusts10 ktCloud0%Temp56°F
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