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>[!success] Mission Success
>[!summary]
“Finding Hot Wildfires Near You” was a rapid turnaround mission for OroraTech, a Germany-based global provider of wildfire detection and monitoring solutions.
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Launched on March 27th 2025, the mission delivered 8x OroraTech Constellation Phase 1 satellites to a 550km orbit to expand its constellation providing data from space to help tackle wildfire challenges globally. The mission launched just four months from launch contract signing in order to meet the time-sensitive requirements of OroraTech's wildfire detection mission.
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“Finding Hot Wildfires Near You" was Rocket Lab's fifth mission of 2025 and 63rd Electron launch overall, and brought the total number of satellites delivered to space Electron to 224.
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[📸 Mission Photo Album](https://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketlab/albums/72177720324521285/)
#electron #launch
| **Mission Name** | Finding Hot Wildfires Near You |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Launch Date** | 2025-03-26 15:30 UTC |
| **Outcome** | ✅ Success |
| **Customer** | [[Orora Technlogies]] |
| **Location** | [[Launch Complex 1#Launch Pad B]] |
| **Vehicle** | [[Electron]] |
| **Orbit Type** | [[🌍 Orbits#LEO]] |
| **Target Orbit** | 550 km | 97° |
| **Payload Mass** | Unknown |
| **Recovery** | No Attempt |
| **Mission Link** | [Finding Hot Wildfires Near You](https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/missions-launched/finding-hot-wildfires-near-you/) |
| **Press Kit** | [Press Kit PDF](https://rocketlabcorp.com/assets/Uploads/F63-OroraTech-presskit.pdf) |
![[Pasted image 20250320132549.png|300]]
## 📦 Payload
x8 [[Orora Technlogies#🛰️ Space Systems#OTC-P1|OTC-P1]] satellites
![[Orora Technlogies#🛰️ Space Systems#OTC-P1|OTC-P1]]
## 📽️ Launch Video
🔗 Backup Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-ozUCTeDFE
## 📰 News
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| File | Published |
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| [[News/Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Mission for Global Wildfire Detection Company OroraTech.md\|Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Mission for Global Wildfire Detection Company OroraTech]] | March 26, 2025 |
| [[News/From Contract to Launch in Four Months Rocket Lab Schedules Electron Launch on a Rapid Turnaround for OroraTech Wildfire Detection Mission.md\|From Contract to Launch in Four Months Rocket Lab Schedules Electron Launch on a Rapid Turnaround for OroraTech Wildfire Detection Mission]] | March 18, 2025 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab to Launch Global Wildfire Detection and Monitoring Mission for OroraTech.md\|Rocket Lab to Launch Global Wildfire Detection and Monitoring Mission for OroraTech]] | January 22, 2025 |
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