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>[!Success] Mission Success
'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.
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.
The mission also included the successful splashdown and recovery of Electron's first stage after the rocket stage returned to Earth from space.
[📸 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** | âś… 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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