Rocket Lab Electron "Eight Days A Week" (StriX-6) launch thread

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Rocket Lab Electron "Eight Days A Week" (StriX-6) launch thread - sh.itjust.works

# Eight Days A Week | Scheduled for (UTC) | 2026-03-20 18:10:00 [https://dateful.com/convert/utc?t=1810&d=2026-03-20] | | — | — | | Scheduled for (NZDT) | 2026-03-21 07:10:00 | | Launch site | Rocket Lab LC-1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand | | Booster recovery | No | | Launch vehicle | Electron + Curie | | Customer | Synspective | | Payload | StriX-6 | | Mass | 100 kg | | Target orbit | 573 km, 50.2 degrees | | Stream | Link | | — | — | | Rocket Lab (official) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKE08UfCMYU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKE08UfCMYU] | | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpiU9rZDZKQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpiU9rZDZKQ] | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfUFYq2i4us [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfUFYq2i4us] | | Everyday Astronaut | https://www.youtube.com/@EverydayAstronaut/streams [https://www.youtube.com/@EverydayAstronaut/streams] | # Stats - 5th Rocket Lab launch in 2026, 84th overall - 73rd launch from LC-1 # Payload info: Rocket Lab mission page [https://rocketlabcorp.com/missions/launches/eight-days-a-week/] NextSpaceflight [https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7582/]: > StriX-6 > > This is the second of a bulk buy of 10 Electron launches by Synspective to deliver their StriX satellites to low Earth orbit. StriX satellites can collect data with a ground resolution of 1-3m and a swath width of more than 10-30km. Each Electron launch will deliver 1 StriX satellite into orbit. This will be the overall 8th StriX satellite launched by Rocket Lab for Synspective. — Previous mission: Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed [https://sh.itjust.works/post/56343808] Next mission: TBD

MECO, stage separation, Rutherford vacuum engine ignition, and fairing separation.
Battery hotswap confirmed.
SECO, kickstage separation confirmed.

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Space Force orbital data now out for StriX-6, launched on Mar 20, showing it in a 557 x 580 km x 50.3 deg orbit with Electron stages in 173 x 491 km and 340 x 558 km.

Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589.bsky.social)

Space Force orbital data now out for StriX-6, launched on Mar 20, showing it in a 557 x 580 km x 50.3 deg orbit with Electron stages in 173 x 491 km and 340 x 558 km.

Bluesky Social