Electron launches StriX-3

StriX-3 launch: Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “Owl Night Long” mission, Synspective’s StriX-3 SAR satellite, from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 12 March 2024, at 15:03 UTC (13 March, at 04:03 NZDT). According to Astroscale, “The ADRAS-J mission will be the world’s first attempt to safely approach and characterize an existing piece of large debris through Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) and is the start of a full-fledged debris removal service” Credit: Rocket Lab