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The next space launch, retrieved from our
Launch Library 2 API, is
Electron | Viva La StriX (StriX Launch 9). It is scheduled to be launched by Rocket Lab
from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
at 2026-05-22 09:30:00 UTC. Until
then, this pad will have been used for 35
out of 75 launches from this location. The launch status is currently
Go 🟩 . The mission type is
Earth Science and the payload will be injected
into a Low Earth Orbit
(LEO).
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
- [2026-05-22 09:30:00 UTC] 🟩
Electron | Viva La StriX (StriX Launch 9) from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
- [2026-05-22 22:30:00 UTC] 🟨
- [2026-05-24 14:00:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-05-24 14:58:00 UTC]
🟩 - [2026-05-25 11:41:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-05-26 16:00:00 UTC] 🟨
- [2026-05-28 14:00:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-05-29 11:52:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-05-29 23:33:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-05-31 00:00:00 UTC]
🟧
| Symbol | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🟩 | Go For Launch (Go) | Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources. |
| 🟨 | To Be Confirmed (TBC) | Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty. |
| 🟧 | To Be Determined (TBD) | Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources. |
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