Launch

Name: Launch Electron / Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare)
Start: 2026-04-23T00:00:00-10:00
End: 2026-04-23T23:59:59-10:00
Location: Launch Complex 1, ~39°S, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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Launch Electron / Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare)

Apr 23

Launch Complex 1, ~39°S, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Launch set for 15:09 New Zealand Standard Time | 03:00 UTC | 17:09 Apr 22 HST, for sending 8 separate spacecraft to SSO, including ones for education, for ocean monitoring, an ultra-small multispectral camera, and an antenna packed origami-style for unfurling to 25 times the packed size. The 8 satellites […]

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