We're ready for launch with our 94th Electron and latest mission for synspective 🚀 The next StriX satellite for their Earth-imaging constellation is integrated, encapsulated, and scheduled for liftoff on Electron in T-8 hours.

'Owl Around The World' launch window opens:
🚀11:00 pm NZST
🚀11:00 UTC
🚀8:00 pm JST
🚀7:00 am EDT
🚀4:00 am PDT

'Owl Around The World' is our 11th launch with a StriX satellite for synspective. We've been supporting the build out of their SAR constellation with dedicated launches since 2020, with another 16 launches to go before the end of the decade.

'Owl Around The World' launch window opens:
🚀11:00 pm NZST
🚀11:00 UTC
🚀8:00 pm JST
🚀7:00 am EDT
🚀4:00 am PDT

Less than 2 hours to liftoff for our 15th mission of the year and Electron's 94th launch.
❄️LOX loading has begun
🌤️ Weather: 70% go
🚀 Range: Clear
⏱️ Liftoff: scheduled for 11:12 pm NZT local time

🚀 Join us LIVE for Electron’s 94th launch and latest mission for synspective, 'Owl Around The World'

https://t.co/nnpfPknens

LIFTOFF! Electron has launched for the 94th time🚀

Liftoff for Electron for the 94th time.

Today's 'Owl Around The World' mission for synspective by the numbers:
🎯15th launch of the year with 100% mission success
🛰️11th StriX satellite deployed by Electron
🚀16 more missions for synspective before 2030

We’ve successfully passed our Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the 18 satellites we're building for SemperCitiusSDA's Tracking Layer Tranche 3 (TRKT3) constellation. A big step forward in delivering advanced missile warning & defense capabilities for the U.S. and its allies.

Rocket Lab has been the sole launch provider for synspective since 2020, with our 11th Electron mission for them successfully launching last week.

Flying dedicated gives constellation operators like Synspective control over launch schedule, launch site, and orbit, enabling them to deploy their constellation exactly how they want to without compromise.

We're booked to fly 16 more missions for Synspective to deploy the rest of their constellation, so we're still just warming up! (and we're gonna need more owl themed mission names 🦉)

For the last three decades, conventional, multi-junction solar cells have largely relied on germanium wafers.

Today, Rocket Lab announced the production release of IMM Apex, our germanium-free new high-efficiency solar cell to reduce reliance on the supply-constrained critical metals.

Read more here. https://t.co/x8FkPGpHGK

For the first time, we're opening our doors at Wallops Island for an exclusive hiring event at Launch Complexes 2 and 3.

We welcome engineers and technicians who are exceptionally good at what they do and want to see technology they helped build leave the planet.

Accepted candidates will get the rare opportunity to tour our launch pads and facilities, meet with our engineering teams, and interview one-on-one with department leaders

Open Positions:
🔧 Testing Engineers – Vehicle, Avionics, Launch Pad
🔧 Ground Systems Engineers
🔧 Vehicle Integration Engineers
🔧 Mechanical Technicians
🔧 Senior Vehicle Integration and Test Technicians
🔧 Fluids Engineers
🔧 Propulsion Engineers

Apply here: https://t.co/q4vpDoIV6M

'Happily Ever Faster' to orbit 🌌✨ Today we launched our 95th Electron at 3:28 pm NZST and deployed a single Earth observation satellite to a 500km LEO for a confidential customer - our 16th mission of the year with 100% mission success.

Rocket Lab has filed a formal protest with the Government Accountability Office challenging NASA’s award decision for the Mars Telecommunications Network.

NASA’s award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria mandated by Congress. In addition, the agency’s punitive review of Rocket Lab's technical volume was inconsistent, making incorrect assertions and conclusions.

Procurement standards exist to ensure fair competition and protect public investment. We are pursuing this review to ensure those standards are upheld for critical infrastructure that will underpin American exploration at Mars for decades to come.