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Rocket Lab "Full Stream Ahead" launch thread (sh.itjust.works)
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Full Stream Ahead

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2025-06-02 23:57 | |

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| | Scheduled for (NZST) | 2025-06-03 11:57 | | Launch site | Rocket Lab LC-1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand | | Booster recovery | No | | Launch vehicle | Electron + Curie | | Customer | BlackSky | | Payload | BlackSky Gen-3 satellites x 5 | | Target orbit | Low Earth Orbit |

Livestreams

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Rocket Lab (official) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD0qIdUOYnU | | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGSGln1VLJw | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJJIrTteHJg |

Stats

  • 7th launch for Rocket Lab this year.
  • 65th overall launch for Rocket Lab.

Payload info:

Rocket Lab mission page

NextSpaceflight:

The second of five BlackSky Technology missions to deploy its new next-generation BlackSky Gen-3 satellites. The commercial constellation of Gen-3 satellites has the capability to produce images with 50-centimeter resolution and to host multiple sensors, including shortwave infrared (SWIR). The improved resolution and enhanced spectral diversity of the Gen-3 satellites will expand BlackSky's ability to provide real-time information to its customers.

Previous mission: The Sea God Sees

Next mission: The Mountain God Guards

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

https://bsky.app/profile/rocketlabcorp.com/post/3lqazoskzwk2m

🚀Launch Update: We’re standing down from today’s launch with BlackSky to allow for additional checkouts. With unfavorable weather also forecast for the coming days, we're now targeting NET June 3rd NZT.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Liftoff!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

https://bsky.app/profile/rocketlabcorp.com/post/3lqnmdlqrak2n

It’s Launch Day! Launch preparations are underway and Electron is vertical on the pad at LC-1. Launch window for today’s mission “Full Stream Ahead” with multi-launch customer BlackSky opens:

⏰New Zealand | 11:30 AM June 3
⏰Eastern | 7:30 PM June 2
⏰Pacific | 4:30 PM June 2
⏰UTC | 23:30 June 2

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Webcast is live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD0qIdUOYnU

Prachi Sukhnani (Systems Engineer - Space Systems) and Hannah Jury (Systems Engineer - Neutron) are hosting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Curie cutoff and nominal final orbit confirmed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Battery hotswap confirmed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Hosted webcast is back!

Edit: Curie ignition confirmed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Payload deploy confirmed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

SECO, kickstage separation, and nominal transfer orbit confirmed.

Curie circularization burn scheduled for around T+48 minutes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

MECO, stage separation, stage 2 ignition, and fairing separation confirmed.