Owl By The Dozen (StriX Launch 12)
Electron · Rocket Lab
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 3:22 AM UTC
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Where you can see it
BEST NEARBY VIEW
Gisborne
Good · Look high overhead, slightly south
- High overhead, 65° above your horizon
- Daylight, you'll see a contrail rather than a plume
- 42 miles to the pad, south
| City | Distance | Look | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GisborneNew Zealand | 42 mi | south | 65° |
| NapierNew Zealand | 53 mi | east-northeast | 60° |
| WellingtonNew Zealand | 215 mi | northeast | 22° |
Direction and elevation are calculated from the pad position and the published launch time. Cloud cover is not included here because a forecast changes faster than this page updates. The live tracker scores the sky over your own location.
- Launch site
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
- Vehicle
- Electron
- Provider
- Rocket Lab
- Orbit
- LEO
- Payload
- Owl By The Dozen (StriX Launch 12)
- Status
- Launch Successful
- Vehicle height
- 18 m
- Liftoff thrust
- 162 kN
- Vehicle type flights
- 96
- Vehicle type success rate
- 95.8%
What changed
- SEP 19 · 12:15 PM UTCLaunched successfullyDetected by RocketRune
- SEP 19 · 4:30 AM UTCStatus changed to Payload DeployedDetected by RocketRune
- SEP 19 · 3:30 AM UTCIn flightDetected by RocketRune
- SEP 18 · 4:15 AM UTCPad changed to Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1BDetected by RocketRune
- SEP 15 · 9:45 PM UTCConfirmed go for launchDetected by RocketRune
- SEP 15 · 9:45 PM UTCMoved 42 days earlier2026-10-31 00:00 UTC → 2026-09-19 03:15 UTCDetected by RocketRune
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