March 28, 2026 9:14 am

Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)

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Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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The 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.
Launch Overview
Window Open 09:14 UTC
Window Close 09:14 UTC
Lift Off Mar 28, 2026 · 09:14 UTC
Launch Facility Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Launch Pad Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Target Orbit Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Rocket Lab
Payload Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)
Rocket Electron
Destination Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
The 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.

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Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Launch Overview
Window Open 09:14 UTC
Window Close 09:14 UTC
Lift Off Mar 28, 2026 · 09:14 UTC
Launch Facility Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Launch Pad Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Target Orbit Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Rocket Lab
Payload Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)
Rocket Electron
Destination Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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