UPCOMING LAUNCH
Electron BlackSky Gen-3 6 launch: date, time and live countdown
Rocket Lab launches BlackSky Gen-3 6 on Electron from Mahia, no earlier than Thu 31 Dec, 00:00 UTC.
orbitalradar.com/launch/electron-blacksky-gen-3-6·this address never changes when the date slips
MISSION MAP·PROJECTED PATH
WEBCAST USUALLY STARTS ~T-20 MIN
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BlackSky Gen-3 6Low Earth orbit
DATE TBDCREWED
Launch window Instantaneous
NET
Thu 31 Dec, 00:00 UTC
PAD
TBC
SITE
Mahia, New Zealand
Holds can take a minute or two to show here. The webcast is always the fastest source.
SCHEDULED
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T-0
LIFTOFF
MAX-Q
MECO
SECO
DEPLOY
DATE CHANGES
- 12 NOV
First scheduled for Thu 31 Dec, 00:00 UTC.
- 12 NOV
Moved to Thu 31 Dec, 00:00 UTC.
- NOW
Now scheduled for Thu 31 Dec, 00:00 UTC. 1 slip so far.
MISSION
- VEHICLE
- Electron
- PROVIDER
- Rocket Lab
- PAD
- Mahia, New Zealand
- ORBIT
- Low Earth orbit
- MISSION
- Earth Science
BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites
FLIGHT PROFILE·PROJECTED
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A projected profile for this rocket, timed to the mission's published events. It isn't data from the rocket.
MISSION LOG
CAN I SEE IT FROM HERE?
The launch over your sky
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JELLYFISH CHANCE
A forecast from the projected flight path: cloud and the real trajectory decide what you actually see. We use your approximate city unless you choose your exact location, which stays on your device.
Questions
No earlier than Thursday 31 December 2026 at 00:00 UTC, from Mahia, New Zealand. The countdown above updates automatically if the date moves.
On this page. The official webcast appears here when Rocket Lab goes live, or we link straight to it.
Check the forecast above: it shows where to look and when, from your approximate location.
After liftoff: this page shows the outcome until the launch record exists, usually within a few days. Then this address redirects permanently to the record.
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