Launch Schedule

Rocket Lab will attempt to recover the booster after a parachute splashdown.

LC-1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

— with: LEO 3, Lemur-2

Communications Satellite

Meteorology Satellite

Jul 20

AUG 23 2023

11:45 PM

"We Love the Nightlife" (Acadia-1)

Electron

The first of 4 missions for Capella Space launching the new generation Acadia Earth observation satellites.

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Sep 06

SEP 19 2023

06:55 AM

"We Will Never Desert You"

Electron

The second of 4 missions for Capella Space launching the new generation Acadia Earth observation satellites.

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Launch Failure

Sep 19

DEC 15 2023

04:05 AM

"The Moon God Awakens" (QPS-SAR-5)

Electron

The Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) selects Rocket Lab following the demise of Virgin Orbit.

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Return to Flight

Dec 27

JAN 31 2024

06:22 AM

"Four Of A Kind"

Electron

The NorthStar satellite constellation will monitor orbital objects for Space Situational Awareness services and the global satellite community. Rocket Lab will attempt to...

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Feb 03

FEB 18 2024

02:52 PM

"On Closer Inspection"

Electron

Test mission for JAXA's Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration Project (CRD2).

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

May 14

MAR 12 2024

03:03 PM

"Owl Night Long"

Electron

Rocket Lab's fourth mission for Synspective, launching the StriX-3 Earth-imaging satellite.

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

May 14

MAR 21 2024

07:25 AM

"Live and Let Fly"

Electron

Pad 0C (Rocket Lab LC-2), Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (Wallops Island)
Virginia, United States

Classified Payload

May 14

APR 23 2024

10:32 PM

"Beginning Of The Swarm"

Electron

Technology demonstration satellites; S.Korea's NeonSat-1 is a high-resolution optical satellite, NASA's ACS3 will help design future composite solar sail systems.

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Apr 29

MAY 25 2024

07:15 AM

"Ready, Aim, PREFIRE"

Electron

Also known as PREFIRE 1, the first of 2 NASA polar energy monitoring satellites.

LC-1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Rocket Lab to launch pair of NASA Earth science cubesats - SpaceNews

Oct 19

JUN 05 2024

03:15 AM

"PREFIRE and Ice"

Electron

Also known as PREFIRE 2, the second of 2 NASA polar energy monitoring satellites.

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jun 12

JUN 20 2024

06:13 PM

"No Time Toulouse"

Electron

The first of 5 missions for the French Kinéis IoT constellation of 25 satellites. 5 satellites will launch on this flight.

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jun 21

AUG 02 2024

04:39 PM

"Owl for One, One for Owl"

Electron

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Aug 23

AUG 11 2024

01:18 PM

"A Sky Full of SARs"

Electron

The third mission for Capella Space launching the new generation Acadia Earth observation satellites.

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Aug 13

SEP 20 2024

11:01 PM

"Kinéis Killed The RadIoT Star"

Electron

The second of five missions for the French Kinéis IoT constellation of 25 satellites. 5 satellites will launch on this flight.

LC-1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Sep 24

NOV 05 2024

10:54 AM

"Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes"

Electron

Electron's 54th mission is 'Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes', a dedicated mission to low Earth orbit for a confidential commercial customer. The mission will launch...

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Nov 06

NOV 24 2024

06:00 AM

"HASTE A La Vista"

Electron

HASTE stands for Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron. Leidos-2 is the second of four dedicated missions for the innovation company Leidos.

Pad 0C (Rocket Lab LC-2), Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (Wallops Island)
Virginia, United States

No Live Video Expected

Suborbital

Dec 09

NOV 25 2024

03:55 AM

"Ice AIS Baby"

Electron

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Nov 26

DEC 14 2024

01:00 AM

"Stonehenge" (HASTE)

Electron

Pad 0C (Rocket Lab LC-2), Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (Wallops Island)
Virginia, United States

Suborbital

Dec 14

DEC 21 2024

02:17 PM

"Owl The Way Up"

Electron

'Owl the Way Up' is the sixth of sixteen dedicated Electron missions for Japanese Earth Observation company Synspective.

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Dec 25

FEB 08

08:43 PM

"IoT 4 You and Me"

Electron

Fourth batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.

LC-1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Feb 10

FEB 18

11:17 PM

"Fasten Your Space Belts"

Electron

BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites. The ninth mission of Rocket Lab's contract with BlackSky signed in 2019

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Feb 20

MAR 15

12:00 AM

"The Lightning God Reigns"

Electron

Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS. "The Lightning God Reigns" is the first of eight upcoming launches for iQPS across...

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Mar 17

MAR 18

01:31 AM

"High Five"

Electron

Last of five batches of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.

LC-1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Mar 18

MAR 26

03:30 PM

"Finding Hot Wildfires Near You"

Electron

Mission for Germany-based company OroraTech. The mission will deliver eight OroraTech satellites to a 550km orbit.

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

May 02

MAY 17

08:17 AM

"The Sea God Sees"

Electron

'The Sea God Sees' is Rocket Lab's third mission for Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), an Earth-imaging company from Japan. 'The Sea God Sees’ will launch...

LC-1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

May 21

JUN 02

11:57 PM

Full Stream Ahead

Electron

“Full Stream Ahead”, will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand during a launch window that opens on May 29th, 2025 UTC. The mission will launch the next of...

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jun 08

JUN 11

03:31 PM

"The Mountain God Guards"

Electron

‘The Mountain God Guards’ is the fourth launch on Electron for multi-launch customer, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company.

LC-1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jun 15

JUN 26

05:28 PM

"Get the Hawk Outta Here"

Electron

The second of three missions of the Hawkeye 360 analytics provider's constellation of 15 satellites. 6 satellites will launch on this flight.

LC-1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jun 27

JUN 28

07:08 AM

"Symphony in the Stars"

Electron

First of two launches, sending a singular spacecraft to a 650km circular orbit for a confidential commercial customer.

LC-1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jun 29

Q3 2025

DART AE

Electron

Scramjet-powered hypersonic suborbital vehicle developed by Australian company Hypersonix. The vehicle is capable of reaching speeds of up to Mach 7 and will be launched on a...

Pad 0C (Rocket Lab LC-2), Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (Wallops Island)
Virginia, United States

Jun 23

Hawkeye 360 Flight 3

Electron

The third of three missions for the Hawkeye 360 analytics provider's constellation of 15 satellites. 6 satellites will launch on this flight.

Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jun 27

Leidos-3

Electron

Pad 0C (Rocket Lab LC-2), Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (Wallops Island)
Virginia, United States

Suborbital

Dec 24

BlackSky Gen-3 2

Electron

BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites

Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jan 11

BlackSky Gen-3 3

Electron

BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites

Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jan 11

BlackSky Gen-3 4

Electron

BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites

Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jan 11

STP-S30

Electron

The STP-S30 mission is a U.S. Space Force initiative aimed at deploying research experiments and technology demonstrations to orbit, contributing to the development of future...

Pad 0C (Rocket Lab LC-2), Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (Wallops Island)
Virginia, United States

Jan 11

NorthStar-2

Electron

Four space situational awareness (SSA) satellites for Canadian company NorthStar Earth and Space.

Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jan 11

NorthStar 3

Electron

Four space situational awareness (SSA) satellites for Canadian company NorthStar Earth and Space.

Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jan 11

Leidos-4

Electron

Pad 0C (Rocket Lab LC-2), Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (Wallops Island)
Virginia, United States

Jan 11

Leidos-5

Electron

Pad 0C (Rocket Lab LC-2), Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (Wallops Island)
Virginia, United States

Jan 11

StriX Launch 9

Electron

launching radar satellites into orbit for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jan 11

StriX Launch 8

Electron

launching radar satellites into orbit for japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jan 11

VICTUS HAZE

Electron

Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jan 11

StriX Launch 7

Electron

launching radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jan 11

Neutron Debut Flight

Neutron

Neutron is the second launch vehicle developed by Rocket Lab. Capable of carrying 13 tons to LEO and 1.5 tons to Mars and Venus, the vehicle includes a first stage that can...

Pad TBD, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (Wallops Island)
Virginia, United States

Vehicle Debut

Jun 17

NZSA Venus Mission

Electron

Also called the Venus Life Finder, the probe will be sent to detect the presence of organic compounds in droplets in the clouds.

Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Nov 15

StriX Launch 12

Electron

launching radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jan 11

StriX Launch 11

Electron

launch radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jan 11

StriX Launch 10

Electron

launching radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jan 11

StriX Launch 16

Electron

launching radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jan 11

StriX Launch 15

Electron

launching radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jan 11

StriX Launch 14

Electron

launching a radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
New Zealand

Jan 11

StriX Launch 13

Electron