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2023 · Rocket Lab

Baby Come Back (Rideshare)

successElectron | Baby Come Back (Rideshare)

The "Baby Come Back" mission includes NASA's Starling project, which consists of four CubeSats designed to test technologies for future swarm missions. Telesat contributes the LEO 3 demonstration satellite, ensuring continuity for customers and ecosystem vendor testing. Additionally, two 3U satellites carrying GNSS-RO payloads from SpinGlobal will replenish their constellation of over 100 multipurpose satellites.

Overview

Date / time
July 18, 2023 at 01:27 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Mission
Baby Come Back (Rideshare)
Mission type
Dedicated Rideshare
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Electron →
Launch provider
Rocket Lab →

Payloads deployed · 7

LEMUR-2-DEVERILL-M-T
LEO
LEMUR-2-MANO
LEO
LEO 3
LEO
STARLING 1
LEO
STARLING 2
LEO
STARLING 3
LEO
STARLING 4
LEO