Running Out of Toes (BlackSky 8-9) Mission

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Launch Status

Failure

Date & Time

15 May 2021, 11:11am

Location

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 Launch Site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1

Pad

1A

Launch Service Provider

Rocket Lab logo

Rocket Lab

Vehicle

Electron image

Electron

Booster

20

Landing

Parachute Landing (South Pacific)

Success

Mission

Running Out of Toes (BlackSky 8-9)

Mission Type

Earth Science

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

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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Last Update: Launch failure confirmed

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