Earth orbit
StriX Launch 8
Launching a single StriX Earth Observation Satellite into orbit for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective. 8th mission out of the 27 planned for Synspective and Rocket Lab.
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Launching a single StriX Earth Observation Satellite into orbit for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective. 8th mission out of the 27 planned for Synspective and Rocket Lab.
The launch
- Launch
- Mar 20
- Launch location
- Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
- Launch vehicle
- Electron
- Orbit
- Earth orbit
Launch intelligence
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched the "Eight Days a Week" mission on Friday, March 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- Rocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2026-056
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Mar 20, 2026, 18:10 UTC
- Target T-0
- Not published
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Mar 20
- Pad and location
- Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
Overcast · 63°F · Wind 19 mph
- Temperature
- 62.8°F
- Wind
- 18.9 mph
- Condition
- Overcast
- Forecast updated
- Mar 20, 2026, 10:00 UTC
Launch media
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Archived
End date not documented
Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
Gallery
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