Mission
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Electron will launch The Sea God Surveys from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
- Liftoff
- No earlier than Wed 4 Nov
- Rocket
- ElectronRocket Lab
- Destination
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch site
- Mahia, New Zealand1st launch from this pad in 2026
- Latest update
- NET November 4.
20th
Rocket Lab launch of 2026
Electron
Rocket Lab97 launches since May 2017, 93 successful
18m
Height
1.2m
Diameter
13t
Mass at liftoff
0.2MN
Thrust at liftoff
0.3t
Payload to low Earth orbit
About Electron
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.
Orbit estimated from CelesTrak’s elementsMeasured trackSpaceX’s predicted path
In orbit now
The crewed stations and Hubble, once around the Earth every 92 to 94 minutes
| Spacecraft | Altitude | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| ISSDocked: Soyuz MS-29, Crew-13In Earth’s shadow | 427km | 27,568km/h |
| TiangongDocked: Shenzhou-23In sunlight | 388km | 27,644km/h |
| Shenzhou-23In sunlight | 388km | 27,644km/h |
| Soyuz MS-29In Earth’s shadow | 427km | 27,568km/h |
| Crew-13In Earth’s shadow | 427km | 27,568km/h |
| HubbleIn sunlight | 475km | 27,464km/h |
Estimated for from CelesTrak’s orbital elements, up to 33 h old.
