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Daughter Of The Stars

March 28, 2026Low Earth orbit

Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on 28 March 2026 NZT, carrying the two Celeste IOD demonstrator satellites for the European Space Agency.

Key moments

  1. Introduction: first dedicated ESA mission from pad A

    Watch this moment · 1:00

  2. Go/no-go poll begins

    Watch this moment · 9:36

  3. Liftoff of Electron

    Watch this moment · 21:14

  4. Max Q cleared

    Watch this moment · 22:42

  5. Stage separation and second stage ignition

    Watch this moment · 24:05

  6. Battery hot swap confirmed

    Watch this moment · 27:59

  7. Kickstage separation into transfer orbit

    Watch this moment · 30:30

  8. IOD1 deployment confirmed

    Watch this moment · 1:11:02

  9. IOD2 deployment and mission success

    Watch this moment · 1:15:39
Play video: Electron Launches ESA’s Celeste IOD Satellites to 510 km Orbit, 1:18:05 Source: Rocket Lab

Key facts
VehicleElectron
Mission nameDaughter Of The Stars
Launch siteLaunch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand
Crew size0
OutcomeSuccess

Videos about this mission

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  1. Electron Launches ESA’s Celeste IOD Satellites to 510 km Orbit

    Rocket Lab
Play video: Electron Launches ESA’s Celeste IOD Satellites to 510 km Orbit

Electron Launches ESA’s Celeste IOD Satellites to 510 km Orbit

Rocket Lab

Duration 1:18:05

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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 Rocket Lab.

Related missions

Same vehicle: Electron

Same destination: Low Earth orbit

Same year: 2026