Mission Name: Love At First InsightRocket: ElectronElectron Name: Love At First InsightLaunch Window: NET late AugustLaunch Time: TBCLaunch Site: Launch Complex 1MISSION OVERVIEWScheduled to lift-off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula in late August, the ‘Love At First Insight’ mission will be Rocket Lab’s 22nd Electron launch overall and fifth mission of 2021. ‘Love At First Insight’ is the first in a rapid succession of scheduled Electron launches between late August through September that represent the company’s fastest launch turnarounds to date.The ‘Love At First Insight’ mission is the latest in a multi-launch agreement signed earlier this year for BlackSky between Rocket Lab and Spaceflight Inc., which is providing integration and mission management services for BlackSky. This mission will deploy the eighth and ninth satellites of BlackSky’s planned constellation as part of that rapid-launch agreement, with another four Gen-2 smallsats across the two additional Electron dedicated missions to follow.
Note that this launch is for "BlackSky" (Global)... not to be confused with the other "Black Sky" (Aerospace)(these guys https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47422.20)
Quote from: CameronD on 08/17/2021 02:29 amNote that this launch is for "BlackSky" (Global)... not to be confused with the other "Black Sky" (Aerospace)(these guys https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47422.20)Speaking of "not to be confused with," my understanding is that BlackSky Global no longer has the same parent company as Spaceflight, Inc., the rideshare organizing company. Even though they used to have the same parent, Spaceflight Industries, which still owns BlackSky Global.
Quote from: trimeta on 08/17/2021 02:48 amQuote from: CameronD on 08/17/2021 02:29 amNote that this launch is for "BlackSky" (Global)... not to be confused with the other "Black Sky" (Aerospace)(these guys https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47422.20)Speaking of "not to be confused with," my understanding is that BlackSky Global no longer has the same parent company as Spaceflight, Inc., the rideshare organizing company. Even though they used to have the same parent, Spaceflight Industries, which still owns BlackSky Global.They sold off the rideshare business last year, and subsequently dropped the Spaceflight Industries name early this year. It's now BlackSky Holdings. They're working on completing a SPAC transaction in the near future which will end up changing the name of the company to BlackSky Technology Inc.
Satellite ops have been completed on the next @BlackSky_Inc payloads! Next up: integration with Electron for back-to-back launches soon.
Any update for this launch?Seems Rocket Lab is providing less details for their launch until immediately before the launch this year compared to they will disclose the launch window a few weeks ahead in past few years.
https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/QuoteNext Mission: Love At First InsightMission Name Love At First InsightRocket ElectronElectron Name Love At First InsightLaunch Window SeptemberLaunch Time TBCLaunch Site Launch Complex 1
Next Mission: Love At First InsightMission Name Love At First InsightRocket ElectronElectron Name Love At First InsightLaunch Window SeptemberLaunch Time TBCLaunch Site Launch Complex 1
All NZ launches remain on hold due to mandatory level 4 COVID19 et al lockdown in the country. Once the level down graded the launch control center in Auckland can commence the start of the next flight. US operations remain unaffected at this time.
Spot our star trackers on the @Blacksky_Inc sats for our next missions! Being a vertically-integrated space company means not only do we design and build our own rockets & satellites - often our components are part of our customers' sats too.
Rocket Lab Launch Operations Underway For Two BlackSky Missions in NovemberThe launches, Rocket Lab’s 22nd and 23rd Electron missions, are part of a multi-launch deal that represents the largest number of satellites BlackSky has committed to a single launch provider.October 11, 2021 06:00 AM Eastern Daylight TimeLONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading launch provider and space systems company, has today announced it has scheduled two dedicated launches in November for Spaceflight Inc.’s customer, real-time geospatial and global monitoring company BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY).“The speed to space Electron provides our customers is unmatched in the dedicated small launch industry, and we’re thrilled to be delivering a launch service that provides assurance for BlackSky to scale their constellation and services with confidence”A two-week launch window for Rocket Lab’s 22nd Electron launch will open November 11-24, 2021, while the 23rd Electron mission is targeted for lift-off during a two-week launch window that opens November 27. Both missions are scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.Each mission will deploy two Gen-2 satellites for BlackSky in a rapid expansion of the geospatial and global monitoring company’s low Earth orbit constellation. These two dedicated missions are part of a multi-launch agreement signed between Rocket Lab and Spaceflight Inc., for BlackSky earlier this year, and precede a third dedicated mission that will follow to deploy two additional BlackSky Gen-2 satellites. Together, these launches - along with a successfully deployed Gen-2 satellite on Rocket Lab’s “They Go Up So Fast” rideshare mission in March this year - represent the largest number of satellites BlackSky has committed to a single launch provider to date.The back-to-back launch of these two dedicated missions supports BlackSky’s aggressive scaling of its high-resolution Earth-imaging constellation to bolster its delivery of analytics and insights to industries including transportation, infrastructure, land use, defense, supply chain management, and humanitarian aid.“The speed to space Electron provides our customers is unmatched in the dedicated small launch industry, and we’re thrilled to be delivering a launch service that provides assurance for BlackSky to scale their constellation and services with confidence,” says Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck.Follow Rocket Lab on Twitter @RocketLab for real-time mission updates closer to launch day
060411Z NOV 21HYDROPAC 3175/21(76).WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.NEW ZEALAND.DNC 06.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 110225Z TO 240115Z NOV IN AREA BOUND BY 39-30S 178-27E, 39-18S 177-48E, 39-15S 177-48E, 39-12S 177-51E, 39-12S 178-00E, 39-18S 178-27E.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 240215Z NOV 21.
060422Z NOV 21HYDROPAC 3176/21(76,83).SOUTH PACIFIC.CHATHAM ISLANDS.DNC 06.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 110225Z TO 240115Z NOV IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 39-30S 177-00W, 40-30S 173-00W, 41-48S 173-30W, 40-48S 177-30W. B. 42-36S 163-18W, 41-30S 163-00W, 41-30S 157-48W, 42-42S 157-54W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 240215Z NOV 21.
Will this launch during the Nov 10 PST / Nov 11 UTC launch window? (several hours from now)
Launch has been delayed to 05:32 UTC.
Scrubbed.
Launch Update: The weather improves later in the week, so we are now targeting 17th November UTC for the launch of #LoveAtFirstInsight
Strong ground & upper level winds at LC-1 tomorrow are likely to violate launch & helicopter ops criteria, so the #LoveAtFirstInsight launch target is now Thurs 18 Nov.
It's launch day for #LoveAtFirstInsight! The weather is trending green, Electron is ready, and the team is on console. T-0 has been set for:🚀UTC | 01:38🚀NZDT | 14:38🚀PST | 17:38🚀EST | 20:38Mission info: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission
Congrats to Rocket Lab on their successful mission
Here is a comparison of the Electron missions 21 and 22.
Quote from: OneSpeed on 11/18/2021 10:48 amHere is a comparison of the Electron missions 21 and 22.Interesting that there is no discernible increase in acceleration at 446 sec. after battery jettison. So the mass shedding is not much.