Owlright, Owlright, Owlright (StriX Launch 13)

Electron · Rocket Lab

Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 12:15 AM UTC

Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Schedule confidence

HIGH

The published time looks firm.

Why does RocketRune rate it this way?
  • Launch time published to the minute.
  • The provider has declared the mission go for launch.
  • No launch window has been published, only a target time.
  • The launch time last changed 14 hours ago.

This is a RocketRune assessment of how firm the published schedule is, not a prediction of launch success. It is calculated from the date precision and status published by the launch provider, plus the schedule changes RocketRune has recorded for this mission.

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
CityDistanceLookElevation
GisborneNew Zealand42 misouth65°
NapierNew Zealand53 mieast-northeast60°
WellingtonNew Zealand215 minortheast22°

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
Owlright, Owlright, Owlright (StriX Launch 13)
Status
Go for Launch
Vehicle height
18 m
Liftoff thrust
162 kN
Vehicle type flights
96
Vehicle type success rate
95.8%

What changed

  1. SEP 19 · 4:45 AM UTC
    Launch time announced
    Detected by RocketRune
  2. SEP 19 · 4:45 AM UTC
    Orbit set to LEO
    Detected by RocketRune
  3. SEP 19 · 4:45 AM UTC
    Mission renamed to Owlright, Owlright, Owlright (StriX Launch 13)
    Detected by RocketRune
  4. SEP 19 · 4:45 AM UTC
    Pad changed to Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
    Detected by RocketRune
  5. SEP 19 · 4:45 AM UTC
    Confirmed go for launch
    Detected by RocketRune
  6. SEP 19 · 4:45 AM UTC
    Moved 4 days earlier
    2026-09-30 00:00 UTC → 2026-09-26 00:15 UTC
    Detected by RocketRune

9 more entries in the full history of this launch. RocketRune Pro shows every change and every dated note.

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