Electron | Eight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8)
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Electron is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle (with an optional third stage) developed by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab. Electron is a small-lift launch vehicle designed to launch small satellites and cubesats to sun-synchronous orbit and low earth orbit. The Electron is the first orbital class rocket to use electric-pump-fed engines, powered by the 9 Rutherford engines on the first stage. It is also used as a suborbital testbed (called HASTE) for hypersonics research.
When is the Electron | Eight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8) launch?
What rocket is being used for Eight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8)?
Where is the Electron | Eight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8) launching from?
What orbit is Eight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8) going to?
Who is launching Eight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8)?
Can I watch the Electron | Eight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8) launch live?
Mission Profile
Eight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8) was a Electron mission operated by Rocket Lab that lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on March 20, 2026. The flight carried its payload on a earth science mission to Low Earth Orbit. The launch was a success.