Electron | StriX Launch 13
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.
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Mission Profile
StriX Launch 13 is a Electron mission operated by Rocket Lab set to lift off from Unknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on December 31, 2026. The flight is tasked with delivering its payload on a earth science mission to Sun-Synchronous Orbit.