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Owl Around The World (StriX Launch 11)

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Electron

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Wednesday September 2 2026, 12:01:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go99%

VehicleElectron

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

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General trajectory

7 hazard areas

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Launching

East

91° · E

-39.263, 177.864

Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets

Orbit

Apogee580 km

Perigee552 km

Period96.0 min

Inclination38.03°

Launch heading 91° · E from Owl Around The World PO.

Parking orbitOwl Around The World PO› conemedium

1 70184U 26201A 26245.50700231 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998

2 70184 38.0298 074.0945 0283361 259.7492 023.1000 15.59732770 04

OrbitOwl Around The Worldmedium

1 70184U 26201A 26245.53498843 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994

2 70184 38.0298 074.2388 0020504 259.6210 180.2447 15.00313178 05

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

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Mission

Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

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Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go99%LL2 Go70%Wind5 m/sGusts11 m/sCloud100%Temp14°C

Hazards (7)All areas →Download pack

2341/2026space debrisAug 25, 15:48Z – Oct 24, 21:06Z
HYDROPAC 2341/26. EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN. SOUTH PACIFIC. TASMAN SEA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 201739Z TO 202235Z, 211717Z TO 212213Z, 221655Z TO 222151Z, 231632Z TO 232128Z, 241610Z TO 242106Z, 251548Z TO 252044Z AND 261525Z TO 262021Z AUG IN AREA BOUND BY 39-52.00S 082-05.00E, 46-48.00S 097-01.00E, 51-17.00S 115-27.00E, 51-19.00S 138-10.00E, 47-11.00S 158-59.00E, 48-02.00S 159-55.00E, 49-27.00S 159-48.00E, 53-45.00S 138-13.00E, 53-37.00S 114-28.00E, 48-53.00S 095-17.00E, 41-36.00S 080-09.00E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 262121Z AUG 26.
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2392/2026space debrisAug 25, 10:02Z – Aug 31, 17:07Z

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:02:00

Startup

T-00:00:02

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:07

Supersonic

T+00:01:12

Max-Q

T+00:02:35

MECO

T+00:02:38

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:41

SES

T+00:03:14

Fairing Separation

T+00:06:36

Battery Hotswap

T+00:09:09

SECO

T+00:09:13

Kick Stage Separation

T+00:52:45

Kick Stage Ignition

T+00:55:25

Kick Stage Cut-off

T+00:56:16

Payload Separation

Quick facts

VehicleElectron

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

SiteRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

WindowWednesday September 2 2026, 11:12:00 UTC→Wednesday September 2 2026, 12:01:00 UTC

Vehicle

Height18 m

Diameter1.2 m

Stages3

ReusableNo

LEO capacity300 kg

Track record93/97 successful

Landings7/9