{"id":23022,"date":"2020-12-15T21:33:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T13:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/watch-rocket-lab-launch-japans-synspective-strix-a-satellite-into-orbit-with-electron-today\/"},"modified":"2020-12-15T21:33:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T13:33:39","slug":"watch-rocket-lab-launch-japans-synspective-strix-a-satellite-into-orbit-with-electron-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/watch-rocket-lab-launch-japans-synspective-strix-a-satellite-into-orbit-with-electron-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Rocket Lab launch Japan\u2019s Synspective StriX-a satellite into orbit with Electron today"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"2136\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2020\/06\/11\/rocket-lab-launch-nasa-payload\/electron\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"4096,2731\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Electron\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rocket Lab will kick off its 17th Electron launch this morning with its \u201cThe Owls Night Begins\u201d mission. Currently, liftoff is scheduled to occur at 2:09 a.m. PST\/5:09 a.m. ET from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-8691\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The purpose of The Owls Night Begins is to launch a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) into orbit for Japanese company Synspective. Called StriX-a, the SAR satellite will be used to measure millimeter-level changes to the Earth\u2019s surface, regardless of the time of day or weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During this particular mission, Rocket Lab will utilize a custom expanded fairing to encase Synspective\u2019s wide-body satellite, marking the first time it has been used. Rocket Lab also plans to perform an advanced mid-mission maneuver using its kick stage space tug to shield the StriX-a satellite from the Sun\u2019s radiation exposure before deployment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"post-youtube-video-1\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AmbjFv3wa68?version=3&amp;rel=0&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AmbjFv3wa68?version=3&amp;rel=0&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1\" title=\"Rocket Lab - The Owl's Night Begins Launch 12\/15\/2020\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following this launch of the StriX-a satellite, Synspective plans to launch more than 30 more small SAR satellites into orbit to collectively gather a plethora of data. The constellation of satellites will capture data on metropolitan areas all across Asia on a daily basis, being used for things such as urban development and disaster response.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-8691',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 500px; height: 620px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=space_explored&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1338594862333972480&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2020%2F12%2F15%2Fwatch-rocket-lab-launch-japans-synspective-strix-a-satellite-into-orbit-with-electron-today%2F&amp;sessionId=9c69701b98eb72f5790a03d0d51b1627cb9e02d6&amp;siteScreenName=space_explored&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=500px\" data-tweet-id=\"1338594862333972480\"><\/iframe><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For anyone expecting to see a recovery attempt today, Rocket Lab will not be attempting one with this launch. Rocket Lab has stated that it will not be making another recovery attempt until sometime in 2021 after testing the waters with the previous mission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Via <em>Rocket Lab<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enjoy-reading-space-explored\">Enjoy reading Space Explored?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rocket Lab will kick off its 17th Electron launch this morning with its \u201cThe Owls Night Begins\u201d mission. Currently, liftoff is scheduled to occur at 2:09 a.m. PST\/5:09 a.m. ET from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. 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