Rocket Lab launch update: ‘Make It Rain’ mission
We are currently at L-9 days until the window opens for the next Rocket Lab Electron launch. Here’s everything you need to know in advance of the mission.
Launch window: 27 June – 10 July NZST.
Daily launch timing: Two hour window for lift-off from 16:30 – 18:30 NZST.
Timezone conversion:
UTC: 04:30 – 06:30 UTC (27 June)
PDT: 21:30 – 23:30 (26 June)
EDT: 00:30 – 02:30 (27 June)
Launch site: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
Mission overview:
The mission is Rocket Lab’s seventh Electron launch and the third mission for 2019. Electron will loft seven small satellites to low Earth orbit in a rideshare mission procured by Spaceflight. Satellites on the mission include BlackSky’s Global-3 micro satellite, two U.S. Special Operations Command Prometheus and Melbourne Space Program’s ACRUX-1 CubeSat.
You can find more detail about the mission in the attached press kit.
Launch webcast:
On launch day, a live webcast will be available approximately 15 minutes prior to target T-0 at www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream .
