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