Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)
Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A) launched on Electron (Rocket Lab) from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, Sat, 28 Mar 2026, 09:14 UTC. Result: Launch Successful.
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.
- Rocket
- Electron
- Provider
- Rocket Lab
- Launch site
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
- Destination
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Status
- Launch Successful
- Mission type
- Navigation