2021 · Rocket Lab
Running Out of Toes (BlackSky 8-9)
failureElectron | Running Out of Toes (BlackSky 8-9)
This was the 20th launch of Electron rocket. It carried two Earth imaging microsatellites for BlackSky's constellation which were lost due to a launcher failure after second stage ignition.
Overview
- Date / time
- May 15, 2021 at 11:11 AM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
- Mission
- Running Out of Toes (BlackSky 8-9)
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit
FailureUnspecified issue shortly after stage two ignition