Viva La StriX (StriX Launch 9)

'Viva La StriX' deployed the StriX-7 synthetic aperture radar Earth-imaging satellite to a 572 km orbit from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand — Rocket Lab's ninth dedicated mission for Japanese operator Synspective and its 88th Electron launch overall.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

150 kg

Flight

80th

of 89 Electron flights

Date and time

22 May 2026, 09:33 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

2026-112

Launches in 2026

117th of 243

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