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Electron 15 Rideshare

Electron launch from Mahia (New Zealand) on October 28, 2020, carrying 10 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 28, 2020 · 21:21 UTCLaunch 2020-077Launch no. 6,004 in the log
RocketElectron
SpaceportMahiapad LC1A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRocket LabNew Zealand

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 28, 2020, 21:21
Launch designation
2020-077
Mission
Electron 15 Rideshare
Flight name
In Focus
Vehicle flight ID
15
Flight code
CESAT-IIB/Flock 4ep

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
179 km
Initial apogee
493 km
Inclination
97.5°
Payload mass to orbit
0.086 t
Payloads
10
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Flock 4e'-12020-077ANORAD 46813Planet Labs, Inc. (Planet)Optical imaging6 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 8, 2023
Flock 4e'-72020-077BNORAD 46814Planet Labs, Inc. (Planet)Optical imaging6 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 21, 2024
Flock 4e'-92020-077CNORAD 46815Planet Labs, Inc. (Planet)Optical imaging6 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 12, 2023
Flock 4e'-82020-077DNORAD 46816Planet Labs, Inc. (Planet)Optical imaging6 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 28, 2024
Flock 4e'-52020-077ENORAD 46817Planet Labs, Inc. (Planet)Optical imaging6 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 9, 2024
CE-SAT-IIB2020-077FNORAD 46818Canon Electronics Ltd.Optical imaging35 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 14, 2026
Flock 4e'-32020-077GNORAD 46819Planet Labs, Inc. (Planet)Optical imaging6 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 5, 2024
Flock 4e'-22020-077HNORAD 46820Planet Labs, Inc. (Planet)Optical imaging6 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 1, 2023
Flock 4e'-42020-077JNORAD 46821Planet Labs, Inc. (Planet)Optical imaging6 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 25, 2023
Flock 4e'-62020-077KNORAD 46822Planet Labs, Inc. (Planet)Optical imaging6 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 5, 2023

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