Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Rocket Lab launches Synspective StriX on 94th Electron
Rocket Lab's Electron lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 12:01 UTC on September 2, 2026 on the Owl Around the World mission, deploying a single StriX synthetic-aperture-radar satellite for Japan's Synspective about 56 minutes after liftoff into a 575 km low Earth orbit. The flight was Rocket Lab's 94th Electron mission and its 11th dedicated launch for Synspective, which has 16 more Electron flights booked to finish the constellation by the end of the decade.
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