Rocket Lab

MISSION SUCCESS for Rocket Lab's 83rd Electron launch, deploying a single Earth observation satellite to a 470km LEO for the "Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed" mission.

Just days after our most recent mission from Virginia, Electron is on the pad at LC-1 ready for launch today for a confidential commercial customer.

'Insight at Speed is a Friend Indeed' is scheduled for liftoff:
🚀 12:53 pm NZDT, March 6
🚀 6:53 pm ET, March 5
🚀 3:53 pm PT, March 5

Rocket Lab | HASTE - 'That's Not A Knife' Launch YouTube video by Rocket Lab

Liquid oxygen loading is underway for our HASTE launch from LC-2 for DIU and Hypersonix. The range is ready for an on-time liftoff in just over an hour's time.

Webcast will be live from T-30 mins www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQru...

Liftoff set for:
🚀4:50 pm ET
🚀1:50 pm PT
🚀21:50 UTC

Why does Mars matter, and why do we need to talk to it?

Find out how Rocket Lab's Mars Telecommunications Orbiter will make NASA's Mars strategy possible and why you should care. rocketlabcorp.com/updates/6-re...

Rocket Lab & the SDA have officially kicked off work on Tracking Layer Tranche 3.

Fantastic to get the teams together, align on the mission, & get ready to build the next gen of missile warning, tracking, and defense space vehicles. This program really matters and we’re proud to be part of it.

81 launches and counting

MISSION SUCCESS! Payload deployment is confirmed for the ‘Bridging The Swarm’ mission for KAIST.

✅ 2nd launch in 8 days
✅ 81st launch in total
✅ 100% mission success in 2026

Hungry Hippo is safely delivered and unwrapped inside Neutron's Assembly & Integration Complex in Virginia. Next up: checkouts before onsite testing. #grwm #unboxingvideo

Ready for another Electron launch?

Operations are underway for our 81st Electron mission, this time from LC-1 in ~5 hours' time.

'Bridging The Swarm' liftoff for KAIST set for:
🚀1:55 pm NZDT
🚀00:55 UTC
🚀9:55 am KST
🚀7:55 pm EST
🚀4:55 pm PST

Launch rehearsal is complete for our next Electron launch: the "Bridging The Swarm" dedicated mission for KAIST headed to a 540km low Earth orbit for the NEONSAT constellation.

Launch window opens tomorrow:
🚀1:55 pm NZDT, Jan 30
🚀00:55 UTC, Jan 30
🚀7:55 pm EST, Jan 29
🚀4:55 pm PST, Jan 29

We're getting ready 🚀 Preparations have begun for tonight's mission for Open Cosmos on Electron from LC-1.

Launch window opens:
🚀 11:52 pm NZDT, Jan 22
🚀 10:52 UTC, Jan 22
🚀 5:52 am ET, Jan 22
🚀 2:52 am PT, Jan 22
🚀 10:52 am GMT, Jan 22

Update on Neutron Stage 1 qualification testing. rocketlabcorp.com/updates/rock...

The ESCAPADE mission has won an
@erdayastronaut.bsky.social Astro Award! 🎉

We're proud to be recognized for our role in making interplanetary science and exploration possible at unprecedented speeds and for a fraction of the cost of traditional missions.

Launch update:🚀Due to strong winds and incoming bad weather, we're rescheduling our launch attempt for Open Cosmos. New launch date will be later this week, weather pending.

Wet Dress Rehearsal is complete and Electron is ready for its 1st launch of the year with Open Cosmos - though strong winds are a watch item for the launch attempt tomorrow.

Launch window opens:
🚀 12:09 am NZDT, Jan 21
🚀 6:09 am ET, Jan 20
🚀 03:09 am PT, Jan 20
🚀 11:09 am GMT, Jan 20

Electron's first mission of the year is scheduled for launch from LC-1 in just 5 days' time.

"The Cosmos Will See You Now" is launching for Open Cosmos to a 1,050km orbit with 2x spacecraft.

Launch window opens 12:09 am NZDT, Jan 21

On Jan. 6, our Explorer spacecraft for NASA &
@ucbssl.bsky.social's ESCAPADE mission successfully completed its second trajectory correction maneuver, lasting 97.7 seconds, sending Gold into its months-long deep-space cruise phase alongside its twin, Blue. 🌍➡️🔴 Read more: bit.ly/49sy6W2

✅ Record launch year with 21 launches + 100% mission success

✅Opened LC-3

✅Qualified Neutron's Fairing & 2nd stage

✅ ESCAPADE on the way to Mars

✅Acquired Geost

✅Awarded $816M contract by SDA to make more sats for PWSA, our largest contract ever.

We're ready to make 2026 even bigger

Launch rehearsal for iQPS at LC-1 was successfully completed on the same day we launched Electron's 20th mission of the year from LC-2. Now tonight, it's iQPS's turn.

Liftoff is set for:
🚀 7:12 pm NZT, Dec 21
🚀 3:12 pm JST, Dec 21
🚀 06:12 UTC, Dec 21
🚀 1:12 am ET, Dec 21
🚀 10:12 pm PT, Dec 20

We're targeting tomorrow December 21 NZDT for our next Electron launch with a dedicated mission for iQPS.

Launch of 'The Wisdom God Guides' from LC-1 is set for:
🚀 7:38 pm NZT, Dec 21
🚀 3:38 pm JST, Dec 21
🚀 06:38 UTC, Dec 21
🚀 1:38 am ET, Dec 21
🚀 10:38 pm PT, Dec 20

We've just been awarded our largest contract to date 🛰️

An $816M prime contract from the U.S. Space Development Agency to design and manufacture 18 satellites for missile warning, tracking, and defense.

Learn more: bit.ly/3MJv0FD

MISSION SUCCESS! Payload deployment confirmed for the STP-S30 mission for USSF's Space Test Program and 4x DiskSats to a 550km LEO 🛰️🚀

Next mission alert: Launching from Launch Complex 2 tomorrow will be our 20th Electron launch of the year: the STP-S30 mission for the USSF's Space Test Program.

'Don't Be Such A Square' launch window opens:
🚀 12:00 am ET, Dec 18
🚀 9:00 pm PT, Dec 17
🚀 05:00 UTC, Dec 18
🚀 6:00 pm NZT, Dec 18

Welcome to launch day. Again!

Less than 48 hours after our last Electron mission was on the pad at LC-1, this time we're ready to liftoff for @KAISTPR.

🚀9:55 am KST
🚀7:55 pm EST
🚀4:55 pm PST
🚀00:55 UTC
🚀1:55 pm NZT

MISSION SUCCESS! Payload deployment confirmed for Electron's 77th launch, releasing JAXA's RAISE-4 satellite to a 540km LEO 🛰️🚀

"RAISE And Shine" and welcome to launch day. Our 77th Electron mission is scheduled for liftoff for JAXA today in T-6 hours.

Liftoff is set for
🚀 4:09 pm NZDT
🚀 12:09 pm JST
🚀 03:09 UTC
🚀 10:09 pm ET
🚀 7:09 pm PT

We're standing down from today's launch attempt for KAIST to assess sensor data, but we have plenty of back up opportunities in the coming days. New target launch date to be posted shortly🚀

It’s launch day! Our next Electron mission from LC-1 is “Bridging The Swarm” for KAIST scheduled for liftoff today from 1:55 pm NZDT/00:55 UTC.

🚀9:55 am KST
🚀7:55 pm EST
🚀4:55 pm PST
🚀00:55 UTC
🚀1:55 pm NZDT

‘Bridging The Swam’ will launch ahead of our earlier mission for JAXA that has been rescheduled to NET Saturday Dec 13 NZDT. That’s two back-to-back missions from LC-1 and responsive launch in action.

Launch update: Our next Electron launch from LC-1 will be a dedicated mission for KAIST. The launch window for ‘Bridging The Swarm’ will open Thursday Dec 11 NZDT.

🚀 1:45pm, Dec 11 NZDT
🚀 00:45, Dec 11 UTC
🚀 9:45am, Dec 11 KST
🚀 7:45pm, Dec 10 ET
🚀 4:45pm, Dec 10 PT