Manifest / 01TBD
The Lightning God Defends (iQPS Launch 8)
Electron
ProviderRocket Lab
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
DateAug 20, 2026
Time (UTC)01:04 PM UTC
Launch clockT– to liftoff
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NOAA B
SM-65F AtlasUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 3W
Thursday, May 29, 1980 · 10:53 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Third generation LEO meteorological satellite
PayloadNOAA B
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 3W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 34.644°N
- Longitude
- 120.593°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
10:53 AM UTC - 10:53 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
