Rocket Lab launches eight OroraTech wildfire satellites

Summary: Spaceflight Now reported Rocket Lab’s Electron launch from Mahia, New Zealand on the “Finding Hot Wildfires Near You” mission, deploying eight OTC-P1 satellites for OroraTech (Germany) into LEO (article cites ~550 km altitude, ~97° inclination). Liftoff timing is described relative to UTC on March 26, 2025 and local March 27 NZ time; Rocket Lab confirmed deployment of all eight spacecraft. OroraTech aims for up to ~100 satellites by 2028 for global wildfire monitoring.

Sources (original pages)

• Spaceflight Now: Rocket Lab launches 8 wildfire detection satellites for OroraTech on Electron rocket

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