posted 01-28-2026 02:25 PM               

LIFTOFF for Electron! "The Cosmos Will See You Now" is on its way to space for Electron's 1st launch of the year.

Flight 81, "Bridging The Swarm":

Our next Electron launch from LC-1 will be a dedicated mission for KAIST.

posted 02-24-2026 04:58 PM               

We're launching our longest custom fairing yet - 4.3 meters - for our upcoming HASTE hypersonic test launch for the Defense Innovation Unit and Hypersonix Launch Systems.

posted 03-09-2026 07:13 PM               

Electron's launch is for a confidential commercial customer.

Flight 84, "Eight Days A Week":

Electron's 84th launch will be a dedicated mission with 1x StriX satellite to continue building out the Earth observation constellation for Synspective.

Flight 85, "Daughter Of The Stars":

Rocket Lab successfully launched a dedicated Electron mission for the European Space Agency (ESA) for the first time, to deploy the first pair of satellites for a future European navigation mission in low Earth orbit named 'Celeste'.

Flight 86 was undisclosed HASTE mission.

Flight 87, "Kakushin Rising":

"Kakushin Rising" was Rocket Lab's second of two dedicated Electron missions for JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) for JAXA’s Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program.

Flight 88, "Viva La StriX":

"Viva La StriX" was a dedicated Electron launch with a single StriX Earth observation satellite for Synspective, a Japan-based commercial constellation operator.

posted 06-08-2026 01:33 PM               

Flight 90, "Victus Haze":

A responsive space mission with Electron and Rocket Lab’s own Pioneer spacecraft that launched with just 16 hours 42 minutes notice - a new launch record for the USSF.

Flight 91, "Ten Owl Of Ten":

"Ten Owl Of Ten" is a dedicated Electron launch with a single StriX Earth observation satellite for Synspective, a Japan-based commercial constellation operator.

Flight 92, "The Grain Goddess Provides":

‘The Grain Goddess Provides’ is Rocket Lab's next launch for iQPS to deploy their Earth-imaging constellation to space. Launching from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, Electron will deploy QPS-SAR-13, nicknamed MIKURA-I for the Japanese goddess associated with food, abundance, and prosperity, to a 575km circular Earth orbit.

posted 08-20-2026 11:42 AM               

"The Lightning God Defends" mission for iQPS deployed the 9th QPS-SAR satellite to space, nicknamed SUSANOO-II for the Japanese god associated with lightning, to a 575km circular Earth orbit for the company's Earth-imaging constellation.

posted 08-30-2026 06:35 PM               

"Owl Around The World" will deploy a single StriX Earth observation satellite to a 575km LEO that will join Synspective's synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging constellation over Japan that provides data for urban development planning, construction and infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response.

posted 10-21-2026 10:57 AM               

"Happily Ever Faster" was a dedicated Electron mission to deploy a single commercial satellite to a 500 km low Earth orbit.

Flight 96, "Owl By The Dozen":

Electron launched a dedicated mission to a 572km low Earth orbit with a single StriX Earth-observation satellite for Synspective, a Japan-based commercial constellation operator.

Flight 97, "Owlright, Owlright, Owlright":

"Owlright, Owlright, Owlright" was Rocket Lab's 13th launch for Synspective's synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging constellation over Japan that provides data for urban development planning, construction and infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response.

posted 10-21-2026 11:02 AM               

Rocket Lab will launch a dedicated mission on Electron for HawkEye 360, a constellation operator that detects, geolocates, and characterizes a broad range of radio frequency signals to make it easier for people in the government to use signals intelligence for their defense and security missions.

Flight 99, "The Sea God Surveys":

Rocket Lab's 10th Electron launch for iQPS will deliver the latest QPS-SAR satellite to space for the company's Earth-imaging constellation.

Flight 100, "The Mountain God Rises":

Rocket Lab's 11th Electron launch for iQPS will deliver the latest QPS-SAR satellite to space for the company's Earth-imaging constellation.