Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)

Rocket Lab's 85th Electron mission and first dedicated launch for the European Space Agency lofted the first two Celeste demonstration satellites, built by GMV and Thales Alenia Space, to a 510 km orbit to pioneer low Earth orbit satellite navigation complementing Galileo.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

138 kg

Flight

78th

of 89 Electron flights

Date and time

28 March 2026, 09:14 UTC

Rocket

Electron

Builder

Rocket Lab

Launch site

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

Payload

Navigation

International designator

2026-065

Launches in 2026

69th of 243

See it in orbit

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