Owl New World
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2025-10-14 16:33 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (NZDT) | 2025-10-15 05:33 |
| Launch site | Rocket Lab LC-1A, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand |
| Booster recovery | No |
| Launch vehicle | Electron + Curie |
| Customer | Synspective |
| Payload | StriX satellite |
| Mass | 100 kg |
| Target orbit | Low Earth Orbit |
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Rocket Lab (official) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkvby1Prnjs |
| Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiAkspCCq_g |
| The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/@TheLaunchPad/streams |
Stats
- 15th launch for Rocket Lab this year.
- 73th overall launch for Rocket Lab.
Payload info:
StriX
This is the first 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 7th StriX satellite launched by Rocket Lab for Synspective.
Previous mission: HASTE Justin
Next mission: The Nation God Navigates
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MECO, stage separation, Rutherford vacuum engine ignition, and fairing jettison confirmed.
Battery hotswap confirmed.
Go no-go poll is complete, they are go for launch.
RocketLab webcast is live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkvby1Prnjs
This mission is using the custom “arrowhead” fairing to accommodate the shape of the satellite.
Liftoff!
SECO, nominal transfer orbit, and kickstage separation confirmed.
Curie engine ignition is scheduled for T+46:24.
Payload deploy confirmed!
Nominal Curie burn confirmed.

