Rocket Lab

Happily Ever Faster (BlackSky Gen-3 5)

Success

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T-minus to liftoff

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StatusSuccess

VehicleElectron

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

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Mission

Note: Payload and customer identities were not publicly announced. 5th of the BlackSky Gen-3 high resolution Earth-imaging satellites.

Quick facts

VehicleElectron

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

SiteRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

WindowFriday September 11 2026, 01:00:00 UTC→Friday September 11 2026, 03:28:00 UTC

Vehicle

Height18 m

Diameter1.2 m

Stages3

ReusableNo

LEO capacity300 kg

Track record94/98 successful

Landings7/9

All launches

Rocket Lab

Happily Ever Faster (BlackSky Gen-3 5)

Success

Electron

T-minus to liftoff

-

00

HOURS

:

00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Friday September 11 2026, 03:28:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleElectron

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

Launch CodexDossier

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

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

General trajectory

2 hazard areas

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Launching

East

81° · E

-39.263, 177.864

Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets

Orbit

Apogee449 km

Perigee433 km

Period93.4 min

Inclination38.10°

Launch heading 81° · E from Happily Ever Faster PO.

Parking orbitHappily Ever Faster PO› conelow

1 70190U 26207A 26254.15079861 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990

2 70190 38.0976 298.3368 0191763 280.0037 016.8000 15.83096518 09

OrbitHappily Ever Fasterlow

1 70190U 26207A 26254.17793981 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998

2 70190 38.0976 298.3368 0011425 280.3034 171.4514 15.41730169 04

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

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Mission

Note: Payload and customer identities were not publicly announced. 5th of the BlackSky Gen-3 high resolution Earth-imaging satellites.

Launch intel

Hazards (1)All areas →Download pack

2517/2026space debrisSep 7, 00:01Z – Sep 20, 00:30Z
HYDROPAC 2517/26. SOUTH PACIFIC. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 0001Z TO 2330Z DAILY 07 THRU 19 SEP IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 36-30.00S 177-30.00W, 34-15.00S 171-30.00W, 35-45.00S 170-30.00W, 38-00.00S 176-45.00W. B. 32-30.00S 165-00.00W, 30-30.00S 160-00.00W, 32-00.00S 159-00.00W, 34-00.00S 164-00.00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 200030Z SEP 26.
Hazard card →

Quick facts

VehicleElectron

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

SiteRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

WindowFriday September 11 2026, 01:00:00 UTC→Friday September 11 2026, 03:28:00 UTC

Vehicle

Height18 m

Diameter1.2 m

Stages3

ReusableNo

LEO capacity300 kg

Track record94/98 successful

Landings7/9

Launch CodexDossier

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

Explore

Launch intel

Hazards (1)All areas →Download pack

2517/2026space debrisSep 7, 00:01Z – Sep 20, 00:30Z
HYDROPAC 2517/26. SOUTH PACIFIC. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 0001Z TO 2330Z DAILY 07 THRU 19 SEP IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 36-30.00S 177-30.00W, 34-15.00S 171-30.00W, 35-45.00S 170-30.00W, 38-00.00S 176-45.00W. B. 32-30.00S 165-00.00W, 30-30.00S 160-00.00W, 32-00.00S 159-00.00W, 34-00.00S 164-00.00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 200030Z SEP 26.
Hazard card →

Acquiring satellite view…

General trajectory

2 hazard areas

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Launching

East

81° · E

-39.263, 177.864

Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets

Orbit

Apogee449 km

Perigee433 km

Period93.4 min

Inclination38.10°

Launch heading 81° · E from Happily Ever Faster PO.

Parking orbitHappily Ever Faster PO› conelow

1 70190U 26207A 26254.15079861 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990

2 70190 38.0976 298.3368 0191763 280.0037 016.8000 15.83096518 09

OrbitHappily Ever Fasterlow

1 70190U 26207A 26254.17793981 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998

2 70190 38.0976 298.3368 0011425 280.3034 171.4514 15.41730169 04

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