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Electron 16 Rideshare

Electron launch from Mahia (New Zealand) on November 20, 2020, carrying 31 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 20, 2020 · 02:20 UTCLaunch 2020-085Launch no. 6,013 in the log
RocketElectron
SpaceportMahiapad LC1A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRocket LabNew Zealand

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 20, 2020, 02:20
Launch designation
2020-085
Mission
Electron 16 Rideshare
Flight name
Return To Sender
Vehicle flight ID
16
Flight code
Dragracer/BRO/SpaceBEE

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
176 km
Initial apogee
492 km
Inclination
97.3°
Payload mass to orbit
0.063 t
Payloads
31
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
CORVUS BC52020-085CNORAD 46931Astro DigitalOptical imaging10 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 28, 2024
Te Waka Amiorangi o Aotearoa2020-085DNORAD 46932Auckland Programme for Space Systems, University of AucklandSpace science1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 30, 2024
SpaceBEE-342020-085ENORAD 46933Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 12, 2022
SpaceBEE-352020-085FNORAD 46934Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 22, 2022
SpaceBEE-362020-085GNORAD 46935Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 29, 2022
SpaceBEE-372020-085HNORAD 46936Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 18, 2022
SpaceBEE-382020-085JNORAD 46937Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 18, 2022
SpaceBEE NZ-32020-085KNORAD 46938Swarm Technologies New ZealandCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 22, 2023
SpaceBEE NZ-42020-085LNORAD 46939Swarm Technologies New ZealandCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 28, 2023
BRO-22020-085MNORAD 46940UnseenLabs SASSignals intelligence10 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 27, 2024
SpaceBEE NZ-52020-085NNORAD 46941Swarm Technologies New ZealandCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 5, 2023
SpaceBEE NZ-62020-085PNORAD 46942Swarm Technologies New ZealandCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 22, 2023
BRO-32020-085QNORAD 46943UnseenLabs SASSignals intelligence10 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 23, 2024
SpaceBEE 332020-085RNORAD 46944Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 14, 2022
SpaceBEE 292020-085SNORAD 46945Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 24, 2022
SpaceBEE 322020-085TNORAD 46946Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 14, 2022
SpaceBEE 312020-085UNORAD 46947Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 3, 2022
SpaceBEE 282020-085VNORAD 46948Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 21, 2022
SpaceBEE 302020-085WNORAD 46949Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 29, 2022
SpaceBEE 272020-085XNORAD 46950Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 5, 2022
SpaceBEE 252020-085YNORAD 46951Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 27, 2022
SpaceBEE 242020-085ZNORAD 46952Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 16, 2022
SpaceBEE 222020-085AANORAD 46953Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 22, 2022
Alchemy2020-085ABNORAD 46954TriSept CorporationTechnology12 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 19, 2021
Augury2020-085ACNORAD 46955TriSept CorporationTechnology12 kgIn orbit
SpaceBEE 262020-085ADNORAD 46956Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 16, 2022
SpaceBEE NZ-22020-085AENORAD 46957Swarm Technologies New ZealandCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 15, 2023
SpaceBEE 392020-085AFNORAD 46958Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 29, 2022
SpaceBEE NZ-12020-085AGNORAD 46959Swarm Technologies New ZealandCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 7, 2023
SpaceBEE-232020-085AHNORAD 46960Swarm TechnologiesCommunications0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 28, 2022
Gnome Chompski2020-085Gabe Newell, founder of Valve Software———

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