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Strix Launch 9
9th Electron Launch of SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellites for Japanese Earth imaging company, Synspective
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The mission
9th Electron Launch of SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellites for Japanese Earth imaging company, Synspective
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- May 22
- Launch location
- LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
- Launch vehicle
- Electron
- Orbit
- Earth orbit
Flight data
Launch intelligence
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched the "Viva La StriX" mission on Friday, May 22, 2026 at 9:33 AM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- Rocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2026-112
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- May 22, 2026, 09:30 UTC
- Target T-0
- May 22, 2026, 09:33 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- May 22
- Pad and location
- LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
Partly Cloudy · 50°F · Wind 7 mph
- Temperature
- 50.3°F
- Wind
- 6.5 mph
- Condition
- Partly Cloudy
- Forecast updated
- May 22, 2026, 10:01 UTC
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