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>[!Success] Mission Success
>[!summary]
'Four Of A Kind', a dedicated mission for [[Spire Global]] Inc and its customer [[NorthStar Earth & Space]], was Rocket Lab's first Electron launch of 2024 and our 43rd Electron mission overall.
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The mission launched on January 31st, 2024 at 19:34 NZDT (January 31st, 2024 06:34 UTC) from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. 'Four Of A Kind' deployed four Space Situational Awareness (SSA) satellites for [[Spire Global]], Inc’s (Spire) customer [[NorthStar Earth & Space]] (NorthStar). NorthStar´s satellites, built and operated by Spire, will be the first to simultaneously monitor all near-Earth orbits from space, delivering a radically enhanced level of SSA services to the global satellite community, with timely and precise information for space object detection, tracking, orbit determination, collision avoidance, navigation, and proximity alerts.
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The mission also included the successful splashdown and recovery of Electron's first stage after the rocket stage returned to Earth from space.
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[📸 Mission Photo Album](https://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketlab/albums/72177720314477718/)
#electron #launch #success
| **Mission Name** | Four Of A Kind |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Launch Date** | 2024-01-31 06:34 |
| **Outcome** | ✅ Success |
| **Customer** | [[Spire Global]], [[NorthStar Earth & Space]] |
| **Location** | [[Launch Complex 1#Launch Pad B]] |
| **Vehicle** | [[Electron]] |
| **Orbit Type** | [[🌍 Orbits#LEO]] |
| **Target Orbit** | 530 km | 97° |
| **Payload Mass** | 112 kg |
| **Recovery** | Success (Ocean Landing) |
| **Mission Link** | [Four Of A Kind](https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/missions-launched/four-of-a-kind/) |
| **Press Kit** | [Press Kit PDF](https://rocketlabcorp.com/assets/Uploads/F43-Four-Of-A-Kind-Press-Kit-updated.pdf) |
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## 📽️ Launch Video
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## 📰 News
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| File | Published |
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| [[News/Rocket Lab Returns Previously Flown Electron to Production Line in Preparation for First Reflight.md\|Rocket Lab Returns Previously Flown Electron to Production Line in Preparation for First Reflight]] | April 11, 2024 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab Successfully Launches First Electron Mission of Busy 2024 Launch Schedule.md\|Rocket Lab Successfully Launches First Electron Mission of Busy 2024 Launch Schedule]] | January 31, 2024 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab to Launch Space Situational Awareness Mission for Spire and NorthStar.md\|Rocket Lab to Launch Space Situational Awareness Mission for Spire and NorthStar]] | January 08, 2024 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab to Launch Space Object Monitoring Mission For Spire Global & NorthStar.md\|Rocket Lab to Launch Space Object Monitoring Mission For Spire Global & NorthStar]] | June 22, 2023 |
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