Four Of A Kind

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

06:34:00

Wednesday January 31, 2024

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Four Of A Kind

The Skylark satellites, built and operated by Spire, will monitor all near-Earth orbits from space, delivering enhanced Space Situational Awareness services to the global satellite community, with timely and precise information for space object detection, tracking, orbit determination, collision avoidance, navigation, and proximity alerts. The satellites will be placed into 530 km altitude circular orbits.

Low Earth Orbit

4 Payloads

Rocket

Active
Electron/Curie

Active Since 2018


Price

$7.50 million

Rocket

Height: 18m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 320 kg

Liftoff Thrust

224 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 1.2m

Height: 4.05m

Stages

3

Launch Site

Rocket Lab LC-1B

Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

Fastest Turnaround

8 days 20 hours

Stats

Electron


43rd

Mission

1st

Mission of 2024

Rocket Lab


43rd

Mission

1st

Mission of 2024

2024


22nd

Orbital launch attempt