Video updates published to Rocket Lab's official YouTube channel, including launch coverage, mission animations and briefings.
A decade ago, this stretch of coastline on the Mahia Peninsula was just rolling farm paddocks that met the Pacific Ocean. Today, it's home to the busiest orbital launch site in the Southern Hemisphere. What started as a mission to open acce
Mission Name: Owlright, Owlright, Owlright' Launch Date: 26 September 2026, 00:39 UTC Launch Site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand Customers: Synspective Electron launched a dedicated mission to a 559km low Earth orbit with a single St
Mission Name: Owl By The Dozen' Launch Date: 19 September 2026, 03:22 UTC Launch Site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand Customers: Synspective Electron launched a dedicated mission to a 572km low Earth orbit with a single StriX Earth-ob
Mission Name: Owl Around The World Launch Date: 02 September 2026, 12:01 UTC Launch Site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand Customers: Synspective This mission was Rocket Lab's 94th Electron launch and latest dedicated mission for Synspe
Mission Name: The Lightning God Defends Launch Date: 20 August 2026, 13:04 UTC Launch Site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand Customers: iQPS The Lightning God Defends' mission for iQPS deployed the 9th QPS-SAR satellite to space, nickna
A containerized, deployable launch site system that enables Electron and HASTE launches anywhere, anytime. Missile defense. Responsive launch. Sovereign launch capability. Delivered where it's needed most. Coming soon across two pads in Ala
We've mastered the art of building launch sites. Now we're making them deployable worldwide. GHOST (Global Hypersonic & Orbital Spaceport Technology) is our containerized, deployable launch site technology that makes it easier to deploy Ele
Mission Name: The Grain Goddess Provides Launch Date: 06 August 2026, 09:18 UTC Launch Site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand Customers: iQPS 'The Grain Goddess Provides' is Rocket Lab's next launch for iQPS to deploy their Earth-imagin
✅Archimedes second stage engine full duration burn complete. The AVac (Archimedes Vacuum) engine produces 1.2x lbf of its Stage 1 variant and stands approximately 2.5m taller thanks to its extended nozzle optimized for the vacuum conditions
We've officially completed the @U.S.SpaceForce @SpaceSystemsCommand primary mission which saw Rocket Lab build a high performance spacecraft, deliver rapid call-up launch on Electron, and conduct complex on-orbit rendezvous and proximity op
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