We’ve signed a direct contract with JAXA_en for two dedicated launches on Electron!
The missions will deploy satellites for JAXA’s Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program: the RAISE-4 spacecraft on the first launch, and a JAXA-manifested rideshare of eight spacecraft on the second.
The first JAXA mission is scheduled to take place in December. Launch timing and further information to come.
ℹ️: bit.ly/48Vw6qD
The missions will deploy satellites for JAXA’s Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program: the RAISE-4 spacecraft on the first launch, and a JAXA-manifested rideshare of eight spacecraft on the second.
The first JAXA mission is scheduled to take place in December. Launch timing and further information to come.
ℹ️: bit.ly/48Vw6qD
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We're ready to launch our next mission! With Wet Dress Rehearsal complete for synspective we are GO for a launch attempt tomorrow for Electron's 73rd launch.
"Owl New World" launch window opens:
⏰UTC | 16:30
⏰NZDT | 5:30 a.m.
⏰JST | 1:30 a.m.
⏰ET | 12:30 p.m.
⏰PT | 9:30 a.m.
Mission info: bit.ly/4n92Pwh
"Owl New World" launch window opens:
⏰UTC | 16:30
⏰NZDT | 5:30 a.m.
⏰JST | 1:30 a.m.
⏰ET | 12:30 p.m.
⏰PT | 9:30 a.m.
Mission info: bit.ly/4n92Pwh
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Electron is vertical on the pad and operations are underway for today’s launch from Pad A at LC-1 with synspective.
Liftoff is targeted for:
⏰UTC | 16:33
⏰NZDT | 5:33 a.m.
⏰JST | 1:33 a.m.
⏰ET | 12:33 p.m.
⏰PT | 9:33 a.m.
Liftoff is targeted for:
⏰UTC | 16:33
⏰NZDT | 5:33 a.m.
⏰JST | 1:33 a.m.
⏰ET | 12:33 p.m.
⏰PT | 9:33 a.m.
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Today’s mission includes a custom fairing that accommodates the wide body of synspective’s satellite. Electron can support a wide range of payload configurations, from a single satellite to dual-stack payloads on two Kick Stages.
Liftoff targeted for:
⏰UTC | 16:33
⏰NZDT | 5:33 a.m.
⏰JST | 1:33 a.m.
⏰ET | 12:33 p.m.
⏰PT | 9:33 a.m.
Liftoff targeted for:
⏰UTC | 16:33
⏰NZDT | 5:33 a.m.
⏰JST | 1:33 a.m.
⏰ET | 12:33 p.m.
⏰PT | 9:33 a.m.
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The payload on today’s Electron mission is the Seventh StriX, a next-generation synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite for Synspective's constellation that can “see” through clouds and the dark. The mission will be Electron’s 7th launch for Synspective.
🚀Mission Name: “Owl New World”
🎯 Customer: synspective
🛰️ Payload: Seventh StriX
🌏 Orbit: 583km LEO
📍 Launch Site: Pad A, LC-1
ℹ️ bit.ly/next-mission
🚀Mission Name: “Owl New World”
🎯 Customer: synspective
🛰️ Payload: Seventh StriX
🌏 Orbit: 583km LEO
📍 Launch Site: Pad A, LC-1
ℹ️ bit.ly/next-mission
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SECO confirmed and nominal transfer orbit achieved. Approx. ~40 minutes to payload deployment of the Seventh StriX to a 583km LEO for synspective
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Photos from this morning's 73rd Electron launch
✅Launched on 1st attempt
✅7th mission for synspective (20 more to go)
✅15th launch in 2025 with 100% mission success
✅Launched on 1st attempt
✅7th mission for synspective (20 more to go)
✅15th launch in 2025 with 100% mission success
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🚀 Rocket Lab is hiring!
📍🌵 Tucson, AZ: Home to our Optical Systems, where we develop payloads that deliver on critical US national security and intelligence missions. Our team there is building high-performance optical systems with a heritage of 100% on-orbit mission success.
Ready to build the future with us? We’re hiring across a variety of teams:
⚡ Senior Electrical Engineer
🛰️ Senior Systems Engineer
👥 Senior/Principal Program Manager
💻 Senior Machine Learning Engineer
💭 Senior/Principal Analyst
📡 Principal Engineer
🏭 Facilities Lead
Check out our open roles: bit.ly/3L9SUsU
Don’t see a position that matches your background? Submit your resume here to be considered for future Optical Systems openings ➡️ grnh.se/cyz9j0d33us
📍🌵 Tucson, AZ: Home to our Optical Systems, where we develop payloads that deliver on critical US national security and intelligence missions. Our team there is building high-performance optical systems with a heritage of 100% on-orbit mission success.
Ready to build the future with us? We’re hiring across a variety of teams:
⚡ Senior Electrical Engineer
🛰️ Senior Systems Engineer
👥 Senior/Principal Program Manager
💻 Senior Machine Learning Engineer
💭 Senior/Principal Analyst
📡 Principal Engineer
🏭 Facilities Lead
Check out our open roles: bit.ly/3L9SUsU
Don’t see a position that matches your background? Submit your resume here to be considered for future Optical Systems openings ➡️ grnh.se/cyz9j0d33us
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What will it take to put humans on Mars and keep them safe while they’re there?
Peter_J_Beck lays out the case for building the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter now. MTO is the critical infrastructure that makes a sustained presence on Mars possible.
📰 Read the op-ed in SpaceNews_Inc : bit.ly/4h9hpm2
Peter_J_Beck lays out the case for building the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter now. MTO is the critical infrastructure that makes a sustained presence on Mars possible.
📰 Read the op-ed in SpaceNews_Inc : bit.ly/4h9hpm2
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The Mars moment: Why now is the time to build the future
📣 It’s time for another Electron launch!
🇯🇵 ‘The Nation God Navigates’ will be our sixth mission for QPS_Inc, making Rocket Lab the go-to provider for their Earth-imaging constellation.
Launch window opens:
⏰ 11:45 am Pacific, November 5
⏰ 2:45 pm Eastern, November 5
⏰ 19:45 UTC, November 5
⏰ 4:45 am JST, November 6
⏰ 8:45 am NZT, November 6
🇯🇵 ‘The Nation God Navigates’ will be our sixth mission for QPS_Inc, making Rocket Lab the go-to provider for their Earth-imaging constellation.
Launch window opens:
⏰ 11:45 am Pacific, November 5
⏰ 2:45 pm Eastern, November 5
⏰ 19:45 UTC, November 5
⏰ 4:45 am JST, November 6
⏰ 8:45 am NZT, November 6
Built. Integrated. Preparing to fuel the future.
Our Photon spacecraft for eta_space & NASA's LOXSAT cryogenic fueling mission is complete ✅
🛰️ An end-to-end Rocket Lab mission
🌐 Tech demo to support orbital propellant depots
🚀 Launching on Electron in early 2026
Read more: bit.ly/4qmAl55
Our Photon spacecraft for eta_space & NASA's LOXSAT cryogenic fueling mission is complete ✅
🛰️ An end-to-end Rocket Lab mission
🌐 Tech demo to support orbital propellant depots
🚀 Launching on Electron in early 2026
Read more: bit.ly/4qmAl55
Mars isn’t easy.
Orbit gaps could leave explorers out of contact. Power’s always a challenge. And reliable communication is in demand.
Rocket Lab’s Mars Telecommunications Orbiter will change that. Our MTO will bring reliable relay coverage, high-bandwidth communication, and a design built to keep Mars connected. 🌎➡️🔴 bit.ly/41NH6lV
Orbit gaps could leave explorers out of contact. Power’s always a challenge. And reliable communication is in demand.
Rocket Lab’s Mars Telecommunications Orbiter will change that. Our MTO will bring reliable relay coverage, high-bandwidth communication, and a design built to keep Mars connected. 🌎➡️🔴 bit.ly/41NH6lV