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Electron 04 Rideshare

Electron launch from Mahia (New Zealand) on December 16, 2018, carrying 14 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 16, 2018 · 06:33 UTCLaunch 2018-104Launch no. 5,808 in the log
RocketElectron
SpaceportMahiapad LC1A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRocket LabNew Zealand

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 16, 2018, 06:33
Launch designation
2018-104
Mission
Electron 04 Rideshare
Flight name
This One's For Pickering
Vehicle flight ID
4
Flight code
Elana XIX

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
209 km
Initial apogee
505 km
Inclination
85.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.052 t
Payloads
14
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
TOMSAT R32018-104ANORAD 43849Aerospace Corp.Optical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 3, 2024
Shields2018-104BNORAD 43850NASA Langley Research CenterTechnology7 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 12, 2026
STF-12018-104DNORAD 43852NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterTechnology3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 21, 2024
CeREs2018-104ENORAD 43853NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterEarth science4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 14, 2022
RSat2018-104FNORAD 43854US Naval AcademyTechnology3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 26, 2023
CHOMPTT2018-104GNORAD 43855University of FloridaTechnology4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 13, 2024
ISX2018-104HNORAD 43856California Polytechnic State UniversityTechnology4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 18, 2024
DaVinci2018-104JNORAD 43857North Idaho STEM Charter AcademyTechnology3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 9, 2023
CubeSail USat2018-104KNORAD 43858University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignTechnology2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 2, 2024
AlBUS2018-104LNORAD 43859NASA Glenn Research CenterTechnology3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 13, 2024
Goergen2018-104MNORAD 43860Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyAstronomy5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 29, 2022
TOMSAT Eagle Scout2018-104NNORAD 43861Aerospace Corp.Optical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 10, 2024
NMTSat2018-104PNORAD 43862New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyTechnology2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 1, 2023
CubeSail LSat2018-104EUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.