"Morning Star", Rocket Lab - rocket launch details

Launch time30 Dec 2024

planned

Orbit: Heliocentric

The Venus Life Finder atmospheric-entry probe will search for phosphine and other potential biosignatures for life on Venus. First of three MIT missions to Venus.

Mission
Rocket
Payloads

Rocket Electron

will launch from Mahia, LC-1New Zealand

Payloads

Name	Purpose	Mass	Comment
Photon relay satellite	Venus flyby	-	-
Venus Life Finder	Venus entry probe	-	-