Electron
FailureRunning Out of Toes (BlackSky 8-9) · Rocket Lab
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, May 15, 2021, 11:11 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, May 15, 2021, 10:00 UTC – Saturday, May 15, 2021, 12:05 UTC
Provider
Rocket Lab
Rocket
Launch pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
Running Out of Toes (BlackSky 8-9)
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
This was the 20th launch of Electron rocket. It carried two Earth imaging microsatellites for BlackSky's constellation which were lost due to a launcher failure after second stage ignition.
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