Electron | Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (BlackSky Gen-3 4) — launch time, webcast & live countdown

Electron | Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (BlackSky Gen-3 4) launched on Thu, Mar 5, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC — a Rocket Lab mission.

Launch SuccessfulRocket Lab

Lifted offNET Mar 2026

NET Thu, Mar 5, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC

Live coverage

Watch the webcast

Mission profile

Earth ScienceMission type

Low Earth OrbitOrbit

Flight simulation

A representative gravity-turn climb for Electron to Low Earth Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.

Mission timeT+0:00

Altitude0.0 km

Velocity0.00 km/s

PhaseLiftoff

T+0:00 / 8:00

SimulatedRepresentative Electron ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.

The mission

Note: Payload and customer identities were not publicly announced. 4th of the BlackSky Gen-3 high resolution Earth-imaging satellites.

Around this launch

No news linked to this launch yet

As coverage publishes, deduplicated articles about this mission will appear here.

Good to know

What time does Electron | Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (BlackSky Gen-3 4) launch?

Electron | Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (BlackSky Gen-3 4) is scheduled to lift off Thu, Mar 5, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC.

Where can I watch Electron | Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (BlackSky Gen-3 4)?

Watch the official live webcast embedded on this page — it goes live shortly before liftoff.

Who is launching Electron | Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (BlackSky Gen-3 4)?

Electron | Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (BlackSky Gen-3 4) is an Rocket Lab mission flying on a Electron.

Where does Electron | Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (BlackSky Gen-3 4) launch from?

It lifts off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.

Aurora

Tuning into the cosmos…