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Electron | Baby Come Back (Rideshare)

Baby Come Back (Rideshare)

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Launch Details

Date: 18 July 2023, 01:27 am UTC

Rocket: Electron

Provider: Rocket Lab

Mission

Type: Dedicated Rideshare

Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Mission Description

The "Baby Come Back" mission includes NASA's Starling project, which consists of four CubeSats designed to test technologies for future swarm missions. Telesat contributes the LEO 3 demonstration satellite, ensuring continuity for customers and ecosystem vendor testing. Additionally, two 3U satellites carrying GNSS-RO payloads from SpinGlobal will replenish their constellation of over 100 multipurpose satellites.