Owl By The DozenStriX Launch 12

Mission: Owl By The Dozen (StriX Launch 12)

Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit

Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Customers: Synspective

What it put in orbit

COSPAR ID 2026-217. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

Where to watch

Timeline

1. T−00:02:00 Startup
2. T−00:00:02 Ignition
3. T+00:00:00 Liftoff
4. T+00:00:52 Supersonic
5. T+00:01:07 Max-Q
6. T+00:02:37 MECO
7. T+00:02:40 Stage 2 Separation
8. T+00:02:44 SES
9. T+00:03:21 Fairing Separation
10. T+00:06:37 Battery Hotswap
11. T+00:09:14 SECO
12. T+00:09:18 Kick Stage Separation
13. T+00:49:20 Kick Stage Ignition
14. T+00:52:26 Kick Stage Cut-off
15. T+00:53:16 Payload Separation

Updates

• Launch success. source
• Spacecraft separation. source
• Liftoff. source
• Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started source
• Updated T-0 and launch weather. source
• Launch pad assigned. source
• GO for launch. source
• NET October. source
• Adding launch TBD 2025-2027 source