Catch Me If You Can (MATS)

Rocket Lab orbited the Swedish National Space Agency's MATS atmospheric-imaging satellite, rebooked onto Electron after Sweden dropped its original Russian launch contract following the invasion of Ukraine; a booster recovery attempt was called off due to telemetry issues.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

54 kg

Flight

32nd

of 89 Electron flights

Date and time

4 November 2022, 17:27 UTC

Rocket

Electron

Builder

Rocket Lab

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2022-147

Launches in 2022

152nd of 186

See it in orbit

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