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Global-5/Pathstone

Electron launch from Mahia (New Zealand) on March 22, 2021, carrying 8 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 22, 2021 · 22:30 UTCLaunch 2021-023Launch no. 6,057 in the log
RocketElectron
SpaceportMahiapad LC1A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRocket LabNew Zealand

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 22, 2021, 22:30
Launch designation
2021-023
Mission
Global-5/Pathstone
Flight name
They Go Up So Fast
Vehicle flight ID
19

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
297 km
Initial apogee
556 km
Inclination
45.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.153 t
Payloads
8
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Veery Hatchling v0.22021-023ANORAD 47965Care Weather TechnologiesCommunications1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 30, 2024
Centauri 32021-023BNORAD 47966Fleet Space Technologies Pty LtdCommunications10 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 21, 2024
RAAF M2 A2021-023CNORAD 47967University of New South Wales Center for Space Eng. ResearchCommunications10 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 4, 2025
Myriota 72021-023DNORAD 47968Myriota Pty LtdCommunications5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 7, 2024
Gunsmoke-J 32021-023ENORAD 47969US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC)Communications4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 26, 2025
Global-92021-023GNORAD 47971BlackSky GlobalOptical imaging55 kgIn orbit
Photon Pathstone2021-023HNORAD 47972Rocket Lab USA, Long BeachTechnology20 kgReentered attached to another object · Mar 14, 2023
RAAF M2 B2021-023JNORAD 47973University of New South Wales Center for Space Eng. ResearchCommunications10 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 1, 2025

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