TBDLow Earth OrbitRL
Electron | BlackSky Gen-3 5
BlackSky Gen-3 5
T-MINUS COUNTDOWN
47
DAYS
05
HRS
16
MIN
06
SEC
LAUNCH TIME (NET)
Thursday, December 31, 2026 at 00:00 UTC
MISSION DETAILS
BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites
MISSION NAMEBlackSky Gen-3 5
TARGET ORBITLow Earth Orbit
LAUNCH VEHICLEElectron
DATA SOURCELL2
LAUNCH WINDOW
NET (NO EARLIER)Thursday, December 31, 2026 at 00:00 UTC
WINDOW OPENThursday, December 31, 2026 at 00:00 UTC
WINDOW CLOSEThursday, December 31, 2026 at 00:00 UTC
LAUNCH PROVIDER
PROVIDERRocket Lab
ABBREVIATIONRL
LAUNCH PAD
PAD NAMEUnknown Pad
LOCATIONRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
COORDINATES-39.2609°N, 177.8658°E
RELATED LAUNCHES
Same launch vehicle: Electron
PREVIOUS FLIGHTS
UPCOMING FLIGHTS
ROCKET PROFILE
Electron
First flight: 2017-05-25
HEIGHT18.0m
DIAMETER1.2m
STAGES2
LEO PAYLOAD300kg
LIFTOFF THRUST192kN
LAUNCH COST$7.5M
Electron is a small orbital launch vehicle developed by Rocket Lab. It uses electric-pump-fed Rutherford engines and is designed for dedicated small satellite launches.
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