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Bridging the Swarm

Low Earth orbit

Tim Dodd of Everyday Astronaut hosts a watch-along of Rocket Lab's webcast for the Electron mission "Bridging the Swarm", which was to carry the NEONSAT-1A satellite for KAIST from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.

Key moments

  1. Pre-launch chat and Electron's 19th launch of the year

    Watch this moment · 0:12

  2. Rocket Lab webcast begins; mission overview

    Watch this moment · 13:38

  3. First T-12 minute go/no-go poll, all stations go

    Watch this moment · 19:13

  4. Electron rocket walkthrough

    Watch this moment · 21:05

  5. Hold called in the count

    Watch this moment · 27:05

  6. Team recycles to the end of the launch window

    Watch this moment · 33:10

  7. Clock reset to T minus 22 minutes

    Watch this moment · 35:09

  8. Second go/no-go poll, all go

    Watch this moment · 45:13

  9. Hold at T minus 8:07 ends the attempt

    Watch this moment · 49:00

  10. Rocket Lab stands down for the day

    Watch this moment · 51:59
Play video: Rocket Lab Electron Bridging the Swarm: NEONSAT-1A Launch Scrubbed, 1:08:51 Source: Everyday Astronaut

Key facts
VehicleElectron
Mission nameBridging the Swarm
Launch siteRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Pad A, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand
Crew size0

Videos about this mission

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  1. Rocket Lab Electron Bridging the Swarm: NEONSAT-1A Launch Scrubbed

    Everyday Astronaut
Play video: Rocket Lab Electron Bridging the Swarm: NEONSAT-1A Launch Scrubbed

Rocket Lab Electron Bridging the Swarm: NEONSAT-1A Launch Scrubbed

Everyday Astronaut

Duration 1:08:51

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Dates are when each video was first published on YouTube.

Sources: The facts and written text on this page come from the 1 video on this page, by Everyday Astronaut.

Related missions

Same vehicle: Electron

Same destination: Low Earth orbit