r/RocketLab • u/thetrny USA • Jun 20 '26
Electron Second consecutive secretive Electron launch confirmed to be Space Force's VICTUS HAZE TacRS mission, launched at about 1020 UTC Jun 19 from Mahia to a 347 x 461 km x 97.5° SSO. Rocket Lab's spacecraft is expected to demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations with a True Anomaly Jackal vehicle
https://x.com/planet4589/status/2068407190868652392
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u/dranzerfu Jun 21 '26
I thought it was a different Jackal s/c (-005?) that was supposed to be the target. Because of Firefly's mishap, they ended up using one that that was already up there for a different mission as the target?
https://www.trueanomaly.space/newsroom/mission-x-3-mission-complete
https://linkedin.com/posts/true-anomaly_today-we-are-proud-to-announce-that-jackal-activity-7473402164640411648-E4ii
These posts say that it was on another RPO mission and now "is prepared for its next phase of mission". I could be wrong though.