Rocket Lab
Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)
Electron
SUCCESS
Success
Saturday, March 28, 2026 · 09:14 UTC
Mission
/01The European Space Agency (ESA)'s LEO-PNT (Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing) demonstrator mission will feature a 10-satellite constellation demonstration mission that will assess how a low Earth orbit fleet of satellites can work in combination with the Galileo and EGNOS constellations in higher orbits that provide Europe’s own global navigation system. This launch will lift 2 “Pathfinder A” satellites built by Thales Alenia Space and GMV to a 510 km altitude Low Earth Orbit.
Mission Type
Navigation
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Electron
Launch Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
-39.263° S, 177.864° E
39
Pad Launches
74
Location Launches
85
Agency Launches
69
Orbital This Year