Dedicated Rideshare
Rocket Lab(RL)CommercialThe "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.
Orbital Attempt
#6,474
RL Mission
#39
Pad Launch
#10
Location Launch
#36
Designator
2023-100
Jul 18, 2023, 1:27 AM
Minute
1 update
11:30 PM
Window Open
1:30 AM
Window Close
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 is a commercial spaceport located close to Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of Māhia Peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is owned and operated by private spaceflight company Rocket Lab and supports launches of the company's Electron rocket for small satellites. With the launch of Electron on 25 May 2017, it became the first private spaceport to host an orbital launch attempt, and the first site in New Zealand to host an orbital launch attempt. With the Electron launch of 21 January 2018, it became the first private spaceport to host a successful orbital launch.
Timezone
Pacific/Auckland
Local Launch Time
Jul 18, 2023, 1:27 PM
Total Launches
78
Total Landings
17
Coordinates
-39.2608, 177.8659
