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.