Electron, two-stage orbital launch vehicle, Rocket Lab, New Zealand, Huntington Beach, California, USA

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Electron launches the fifth StriX satellite

Aug 2, 2024

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “Owl For One, One For Owl” mission, Synspective’s fifth StriX SAR satellite, from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 2 August 2024, at 16:39 UTC (3 August, at 04:39 NZST).

 

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Electron launches Acadia-3

Aug 11, 2024

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “A Sky Full Of SARs” mission, Capella Space’s Acadia-3 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite, from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 11 August 2024, at 13:18 UTC (11 August, at 01:18 NZST).

 

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Electron launches Kinéis 6-10

Sep 21, 2024

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star” mission, the second of five dedicated launches with five Kinéis IoT satellites, from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 20 September 2024, at 23:01 UTC (21 September, at 11:01 NZST).

 

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Electron launches “Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes”

Nov 5, 2024

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes” mission, one commercial satellite to “low-Earth orbit for a confidential commercial customer”, from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 (LC-1) in Mahia, New Zealand, on 5 November 2024, at 10:54 UTC (23:54 NZDT).

 

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Electron launches Kinéis 11-15

Nov 25, 2024

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “Ice AIS Baby” mission, the third of five dedicated launches with five Kinéis IoT satellites, from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 25 November 2024, at 03:55 UTC (16:55 NZT).

 

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Electron launches the sixth StriX satellite

Dec 21, 2024

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “Owl The Way Up” mission, Synspective’s sixth StriX SAR satellite, from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 21 December 2024, at 14:17 UTC (22 December, at 03:17 NZDT).
Credit: Rocket Lab

StriX constellation, Synspective Inc., Tokyo, Japan

 

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Electron launches Kinéis 16-20

Feb 8, 2025

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “IOT 4 You and Me” mission, the fourth of five dedicated launches with five Kinéis IoT satellites, from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 8 February 2025, at 20:43 UTC (9 February, 09:43 NZDT).

 

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Electron launches the first BlackSky Gen-3 satellite

Feb 19, 2025

A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle launched the “Fasten Your Space Belts” mission, the first BlackSky Gen-3 satellite, from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 18 February 2025, at 23:17 UTC (19 February, 12:17 NZDT).

 

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Blastoff! Rocket Lab launches 5 'Internet of Things' satellites from New Zealand

Feb 8, 2025

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched 5 Kinéis 'Internet of Things' satellites from New Zealand on Feb. 8. 2025. at 3:43 p.m. EST (2043 GMT; 9:43 a.m. Feb. 9 local New Zealand time).

 

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Electron launches Kinéis 21-25

Mar 18, 2025

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “High Five” mission, the fifth of five dedicated launches with five Kinéis IoT satellites, from Pad A at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 18 March 2025, at 01:31 UTC (14:31 NZDT).

 

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Electron launches 8 OroraTech satellites

Mar 26, 2025

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “Finding Hot Wildfires Near You” mission, eight wildfire detection OroraTech Constellation Phase 1 satellites, from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 26 March 2025, at 15:30 UTC (27 March, at 04:30 NZDT).

wildfire detection OroraTech Constellation

 

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Electron launches QPS-SAR-10 “WADATSUMI-I”

May 17, 2025

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched “The Sea God Sees” mission, iQPS’s QPS-SAR-10 satellite nicknamed “WADATSUMI-I” (ワダツミ-Ⅰ) for the Japanese god of the sea, from Pad A at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 17 May 2025, at 08:17 UTC (20:17 NZST).

 

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Electron launches QPS-SAR-11 “YAMATSUMI-I”

Jun 11, 2025

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched “The Mountain God Guards” mission, iQPS’s QPS-SAR-11 satellite nicknamed “YAMATSUMI-I” (ヤマツミ- I) for the Japanese god of mountains, from Pad A at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 11 June 2025, at 15:31 UTC (12 June, at 03:31 NZT).