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Eight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8)
ElectronRocket LabRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Friday, March 20, 2026 · 06:10 PM UTC
Mission brief
The mission
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
PayloadEight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8)
OrbitLEO
CustomerRocket Lab
Stages3
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Flight plan
Mission timeline
15 / 15100%
The range
Where it leaves Earth
Launch site
Ground vector
Site locked
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Global range
- Latitude
- 39.263°S
- Longitude
- 177.864°E
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Range weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather rules
Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
06:10 PM UTC – 06:10 PM UTC
Hardware
Vehicle & provider
Reliability
Schedule history
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.