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They Go Up So Fast

completedLaunch 2021-023
Launched 3/22/2021LEOService CSat LEO OL
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
8 payloads
Centauri 3
retired
Communications
LEO
Fleet Space Centauri
Global-9
active
Earth ObservationLEOBlackSky Global
Gunsmoke-J 3
retired
CommunicationsLEO
Myriota 7
retired
CommunicationsLEO
Photon Pathstone
retired
Technology DemonstrationLEO
RAAF M2 A
retired
CommunicationsLEO
RAAF M2 B
retired
CommunicationsLEO
Veery Hatchling v0.2
retired
CommunicationsLEOCare Weather Veery
Launch Details
Launch Date
3/22/2021
Launch ID
2021-023
Launch Profile
Sat LEO OL
Service Type
C
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
Rocket Lab
Launch Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Mahia Peninsula (Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula)Mahia Peninsula, N Island
Payload Summary
Payload Count
8
Constellations
3
Payload Status
retired 7 / active 1
Payload Mission Types
Communications 6 / Earth Observation 1 / Technology Demonstration 1
Track
Mentions
11
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

A Gen-2 satellite deployed on Rocket Lab’s "They Go Up So Fast" rideshare mission in March 2021, together with the November missions, represents the largest number of satellites BlackSky has committed to a single launch provider to date.

PlanGeneralCapabilityValue 3.2Oct 12, 2021Rocket Lab launch operations underway for two BlackSky missions in November

A Gen-2 satellite for BlackSky was deployed on Rocket Lab’s "They Go Up So Fast" rideshare mission in March 2021.

PlanGeneralValue 3.8Oct 11, 2021Rocket Lab Has Back-To-Back Electron Launches In November For BlackSky Constellation Smallsats

Rocket Lab deployed one BlackSky smallsat on the rideshare mission RL-6 "They Go Up So Fast" on 2021-03-22.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0May 5, 2021Spaceflight Inc. readies the next of four dedicated electron launches for BlackSky

Rocket Lab deployed one BlackSky smallsat on the rideshare mission RL-6, "They Go Up So Fast," on 2021-03-22.

GeneralPlanValue 4.4May 4, 2021Spaceflight Preps Four Rocket Lab Electron Launches For BlackSky

Spaceflight managed a BlackSky payload on Rocket Lab’s "They Go Up So Fast" mission in 2021.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 3.8May 4, 2021Spaceflight Preps Four Rocket Lab Electron Launches For BlackSky

BlackSky-7 launched at 22:30 UTC on 2021-03-22 on Rocket Lab’s "They Go Up So Fast" mission.

PlanValue 4.0Mar 26, 2021UPDATE: BlackSky Signs Rocket Lab For 9 Smallsat Launches, Plus, BlackSky-7’s 1st Images…

Rocket Lab’s Electron mission named "They Go Up So Fast" launched a BlackSky satellite on 2021-03-22.

GeneralPlanValue 4.0Mar 26, 2021UPDATE: BlackSky Signs Rocket Lab For 9 Smallsat Launches, Plus, BlackSky-7’s 1st Images…

BlackSky 7 launched at 22:30 UTC on 2021-03-22 on Rocket Lab’s 'They Go Up So Fast' mission.

PlanValue 4.0Mar 26, 2021BlackSky’s newest satellite delivers first insights within 24 hours of launch; company also announces 5 Rocket Lab missions

BlackSky 7 launched at 22:30 UTC on 2021-03-22 on Rocket Lab’s “They Go Up So Fast” mission.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Mar 25, 2021BlackSky’s Newest Satellite Delivers First Insights Within 24 Hours

Centauri 3 launched from New Zealand’s Launch Complex 1 at Mahia Peninsula aboard a Rocket Lab Electron mission named They Go Up So Fast.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Mar 22, 2021Fleet Space’s Centauri 3 Launched To Orbit

Rocket Lab will launch the "They Go Up So Fast" mission from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Māhia Peninsula in mid-March 2021.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Feb 14, 2021Rocket Lab to Launch 100th Satellite and Prepare for Moon Mission by Deploying Next-Generation Photon Spacecraft