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Beginning of the Swarm

completedLaunch 2024-077
Launched 4/23/2024LEOService CSat SSO OO
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
2 payloads
ACS3
active
Technology Demonstration
LEO
Neonsat-1
active
Earth ObservationLEONEONSAT
Launch Details
Launch Date
4/23/2024
Launch ID
2024-077
Launch Profile
Sat SSO OO
Service Type
C
Customer Type
OG
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
Rocket Lab
Launch Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Mahia Peninsula (Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula)Mahia Peninsula, N Island
Payload Summary
Payload Count
2
Constellations
1
Payload Status
active 2
Payload Mission Types
Technology Demonstration 1 / Earth Observation 1
Track
Mentions
13
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

Rocket Lab deployed the first satellite in the NEONSAT series, NEONSAT-1, in 2024 on a mission called Beginning of The Swarm.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.2Jan 31, 2026Rocket Lab conducts second Electron mission in eight days to orbit Korean imaging satellite

Rocket Lab scheduled the 'Beginning Of The Swarm' launch within a 14-day launch window that opened no-earlier-than 2024-04-24.

PlanValue 4.0Apr 23, 2024Rocket Lab’s New Zealand success deploys satellites to separate orbits 500km apart for KAIST and NASA

Electron’s Kick Stage will perform multiple in-space Curie engine burns to deploy individual satellites to unique orbits on the Beginning Of The Swarm mission.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.6Apr 22, 2024Rocket Lab updates ‘Beginning Of The Swarm’ mission for Korea’s KAIST and NASA’s ACS 3

NEONSAT-1 is the primary payload on the Beginning Of The Swarm mission and is equipped with a high-resolution optical camera paired with artificial intelligence to monitor natural disasters along the Korean Peninsula.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 22, 2024Rocket Lab’s ‘Beginning Of The Swarm’ mission launch window is open and ready for business

Beginning Of The Swarm is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Apr 22, 2024Rocket Lab’s ‘Beginning Of The Swarm’ mission launch window is open and ready for business

Rocket Lab will attempt the Beginning Of The Swarm mission during a 14-day launch window that opens on 2024-04-24.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Apr 22, 2024Rocket Lab’s ‘Beginning Of The Swarm’ mission launch window is open and ready for business

Beginning Of The Swarm is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Apr 22, 2024Rocket Lab updates ‘Beginning Of The Swarm’ mission for Korea’s KAIST and NASA’s ACS 3

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) set a 14-day launch window for its Electron mission Beginning Of The Swarm that opens on 2024-04-24.

PlanValue 4.5Apr 22, 2024Rocket Lab updates ‘Beginning Of The Swarm’ mission for Korea’s KAIST and NASA’s ACS 3

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has set a 14-day launch window for the Electron 'Beginning Of The Swarm' mission that opens on 2024-04-24.

PlanValue 4.0Apr 2, 2024Rocket Lab prepares to launch mission for KAIST and NASA satellites to 2 separate orbits

The capability of Electron’s Kick Stage to perform multiple engine burns and deploy individual satellites to unique orbits is critical to the 'Beginning Of The Swarm' mission profile.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.5Apr 2, 2024Rocket Lab Announces Launch Window for KAIST and NASA Missions

Rocket Lab set a 14-day launch window for the Electron mission 'Beginning Of The Swarm' that opens on 2024-04-24.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Apr 2, 2024Rocket Lab Announces Launch Window for KAIST and NASA Missions

Electron’s Kick Stage capability to perform multiple engine burns and deploy individual satellites to unique orbits is critical to the 'Beginning Of The Swarm' mission profile.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.8Apr 1, 2024Rocket Lab Prepares to Launch Mission for KAIST and NASA to Deploy Satellites to Two Separate Orbits

Rocket Lab scheduled the 'Beginning Of The Swarm' mission to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand during a 14-day launch window that opens 2024-04-24.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Apr 1, 2024Rocket Lab Prepares to Launch Mission for KAIST and NASA to Deploy Satellites to Two Separate Orbits