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ScienceMar 19, 2026Launch location: Japan launch sites

Watch Rocket Lab launch private Japanese 'Strix' satellite to orbit on March 20

Watch Rocket Lab launch private Japanese 'Strix' satellite to orbit on March 20
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Rocket Lab will launch an Earth-observing radar satellite for the Japanese company Synspective on Friday (March 20), and you can watch it live.

An Electron rocket topped with one of Synspective's Strix satellites is scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site on Friday at 2:10 p.m. EDT (1810 GMT; 7:10 a.m. on March 21 local New Zealand time), on a mission called "Eight Days a Week.

Rocket Lab will stream the launch live, starting about 20 minutes before liftoff. Space. Com will carry the company's feed, if (as expected) it's made available.

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