We are currently at L-9 days until the window opens for the next Rocket Lab Electron launch. Here’s everything you need to know in advance of the mission.ย
Launch window:ย 27 June – 10 July NZST.ย
Daily launch timing:ย Two hour window for lift-off from 16:30 – 18:30 NZST.ย
Timezone conversion:
UTC:ย 04:30 – 06:30 UTCย (27 June)
PDT: 21:30 – 23:30 (26 June)
EDT: 00:30 – 02:30 (27 June)
Launch site:ย Rocket Labย Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
Mission overview:
The mission is Rocket Lab’s seventh Electron launch and the third mission for 2019.ย Electron will loft seven small satellites to low Earth orbit in a rideshare mission procured by Spaceflight. Satellites on the mission include BlackSkyโs Global-3 micro satellite, two U.S. Special Operations Command Prometheus and Melbourne Space Programโs ACRUX-1 CubeSat.ย
You can find more detail about the mission in the attached press kit.ย
Launch webcast:ย
On launch day, a live webcast will be available approximately 15 minutes prior to target T-0 atย www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream .
