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Electron | Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)

March 28, 2026 at 9:14 AM UTC

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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March 28, 2026 at 9:14 AM UTC

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Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand · -39.2628, 177.8645

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Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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Mission description

The European Space Agency (ESA)'s LEO-PNT (Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing) demonstrator mission will feature a 10-satellite constellation demonstration mission that will assess how a low Earth orbit fleet of satellites can work in combination with the Galileo and EGNOS constellations in higher orbits that provide Europe’s own global navigation system. This launch will lift 2 “Pathfinder A” satellites built by Thales Alenia Space and GMV to a 510 km altitude Low Earth Orbit.

Vehicle

Electron

Height

18 m

Diameter

1.2 m

LEO capacity

300 kg

Successful launches

88

Launch complex

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 is a commercial spaceport located close to Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of Māhia Peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is owned and operated by private spaceflight company Rocket Lab and supports launches of the company's Electron rocket for small satellites. With the launch of Electron on 25 May 2017, it became the first private spaceport to host an orbital launch attempt, and the first site in New Zealand to host an orbital launch attempt. With the Electron launch of 21 January 2018, it became the first private spaceport to host a successful orbital launch.

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Launch success.

March 28, 2026 at 12:37 PM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Spacecraft separation.

March 28, 2026 at 10:10 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Liftoff.

March 28, 2026 at 9:14 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started

March 28, 2026 at 8:50 AM UTC · LL2

GO for launch on March 28.

March 27, 2026 at 3:12 PM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin