MISSION SUCCESS: Rocket Lab Launches 97th Electron Mission

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MISSION SUCCESS: Rocket Lab Launches 97th Electron Mission. (2026, September 26). Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/globenewswire/mission-success-rocket-lab-launches-97th-electron-mission/article_b22ae7e2-b448-5c30-be90-14814f093cc2.html

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Rocket Lab successfully launched its 97th Electron rocket mission from New Zealand on September 26, 2026, at 12:39 p.m. NZST. The launch carried the 13th StriX satellite for Synspective into a low Earth orbit of 559 kilometers to support Synspective’s synthetic aperture radar imaging constellation. This mission enhances Earth-monitoring capabilities by providing high-resolution imagery under any weather conditions day or night.

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On September 26, 2026, Rocket Lab Corporation successfully launched its 97th Electron mission from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, at 12:39 p.m. NZST. This mission, named 'Owlright Owlright Owlright', delivered the 13th StriX satellite into a low Earth orbit at an altitude of 559 kilometers for Synspective, an operator of Earth-monitoring constellations. The deployment enhances Synspective’s SAR imaging constellation, which offers high-resolution images of the Earth's surface under all weather conditions and at any time of day.

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GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MAHIA New Zealand Rocket Lab Corporation Synspective

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New Zealand GPE · 2× Synspective ORG · 2× GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GPE · 1× MAHIA GPE · 1× RKLB ORG · 1× Rocket Lab Corporation ORG · 1× StriX ORG · 1×

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The ‘Owlright Owlright Owlright’ mission launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 12:39 p.m. NZST on 26 September 2026, delivering the 13th StriX satellite directly into a 559km low Earth orbit.

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2026-09-26 · Toronto Star

MISSION SUCCESS: Rocket Lab Launches 97th Electron Mission · assertive framing

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Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today launched its latest dedicated mission for Earth-monitoring constellation operator Synspective. asserted

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The deployment expands Synspective’s synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging constellation that provides high-resolution, all-weather, day-and-night imaging of the Earth’s surface. asserted

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