Electron | Eight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8)
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Launch Window
March 20, 2026, 6:10 p.m. - March 20, 2026, 6:10 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
March 20, 2026, 6:10 p.m. - March 20, 2026, 6:10 p.m.
The "Eight Days A Week" mission will be the eighth Synspective launch on Electron to build out the company's synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging constellation over Japan that provides data for urban development planning, construction and infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response.
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
NET March 19.
GO for launch.
Delayed to March 20 UTC.
NET Q1 2026. (see slide 15)
Updated launch pad assignment.
Electron is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle (with an optional third stage) developed by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab. Electron is a small-lift launch vehicle designed to launch small satellites and cubesats to sun-synchronous orbit and low earth orbit. The Electron is the first orbital class rocket to use electric-pump-fed engines, powered by the 9 Rutherford engines on the first stage. It is also used as a suborbital testbed (called HASTE) for hypersonics research.
See DetailsRocket Lab is an American aerospace manufacturer with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. The company develops lightweight, cost-effective commercial rocket launch services. The Electron Program was founded on the premise that small payloads such as CubeSats require dedicated small launch vehicles and flexibility not currently offered by traditional rocket systems. Its rocket, the Electron, is a light-weight rocket and is now operating commercially. The company is also producing a variety of spacecrafts and spacecrafts components.
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Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.