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SuccessRocket Lab

Happily Ever Faster (BlackSky Gen-3 5)

Electron. Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.

Launch Successful

Recovery: None Reported

Your Time: 03:28 UTC
UTC: 03:28 UTC
At the Pad: 03:28 UTC

Happily Ever Faster (BlackSky Gen-3 5)

Happily Ever Faster (BlackSky Gen-3 5)

Mission

Earth Science, Low Earth Orbit

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

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Launch success.
NET Q3.
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Schedule

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Launch Record

95th

Rocket Lab Launch

16th

Rocket Lab Launch of 2026

215th

Orbital Launch Attempt of 2026, Worldwide

35d 18h

Since the Pad's Previous Launch

Vehicle

Electron

Provider: Rocket Lab
Reusable: No

Launch Site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Coordinates: -39.263, 177.864
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