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Earth orbit
LEO 3
Rocket Lab will attempt to recover the booster after a parachute splashdown.
Earth orbitLaunch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
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The mission
Rocket Lab will attempt to recover the booster after a parachute splashdown.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- Jul 18 2023
- Launch location
- LC-1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
- Launch vehicle
- Electron
- Orbit
- Earth orbit
Flight data
Launch intelligence
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched the "Baby Come Back" (Starling) mission on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 1:27 AM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- Rocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2023-100
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- Jul 18, 2023, 01:27 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Jul 18 2023
- Pad and location
- LC-1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
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Mission outcome
Mission ended — Archived
End date not documented
Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
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