Electron Flight 85 | Daughter Of The Stars
Daughter Of The Stars was Rocket Lab's first dedicated Electron mission for the European Space Agency. It placed the Celeste IOD-1 and IOD-2 spacecraft into a 510-kilometre orbit to demonstrate low-Earth-orbit positioning, navigation, and timing services designed to complement Galileo and EGNOS.
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- Daughter Of The StarsCeleste IOD-1Celeste IOD-2LEO-PNT IODElectron F85Electron Flight 85
- Name
- Electron Flight 85 | Daughter Of The Stars
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Daughter Of The Stars was Rocket Lab's first dedicated Electron mission for the European Space Agency. It placed the Celeste IOD-1 and IOD-2 spacecraft into a 510-kilometre orbit to demonstrate low-Earth-orbit positioning, navigation, and timing services designed to complement Galileo and EGNOS.
- End Date
- 2026-03-28
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully deployed Celeste IOD-1 and IOD-2 into a 510-kilometre orbit
- Program
- ESA LEO-PNT In-Orbit Demonstrator
- Start Date
- 2026-03-28
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- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 09:26:14 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 09:26:14 UTC
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