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Electron | Owl Night Long (StriX-3)

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Mission brief
The mission at a glance.
StriX-3 is a synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective. It can gather high resolution Earth observation data regardless of conditions or daylight, offering a resilient and effective resource for the purposes of urban development, infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response.
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Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.
- T−00:02:00
Startup
- T−00:00:02
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:02:25
MECO
- T+00:02:28
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:31
SES
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- T+00:03:07
Fairing Separation
- T+00:06:20
Battery Hotswap
- T+00:09:04
SECO
- T+00:09:08
Kick Stage Separation
- T+00:50:27
Kick Stage Ignition
- T+00:52:55
Kick Stage Cut-off
- T+00:53:46
Payload Separation
