Electron is vertical on the pad at Launch Complex 1 for tonight's launch. Operations are tracking to schedule for an on-time lift-off at 7:33 PM New Zealand time. Mission info on our website. | Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab has launched the Live, Laugh, Launch mission, aboard its Electron/Curie rocket, at 10:42am NZST Sunday (10:42pm UTC Saturday) from its Launch Complex 1A in New Zealand, sending the EchoStar Lyra-2 satellite (and four other confidential payloads) to sun-synchronous orbit. This is Rocket Lab and Electron’s 12th mission of 2025 and 70th overall. [Video Credit 🎥: Rocket Lab] | NASASpaceflight.com

Electron has arrived at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1! The rocket, named 'It's a Test', will go through a series of tests and checkouts before it is signed-off to fly. Head to rocketlabusa.com/latest/ to learn more. | Rocket Lab

🔥This engine has been to space and back. This week we proved it could go again. 🔥 We've successfully test fired a recovered Rutherford engine for the first time - a significant technical milestone on our path to make Electron a reusable rocket! Recovered from the There And Back Again mission in May, this refurbished Rutherford completed 200 seconds of engine fire, multiple restarts, and produced full thrust of 21kNs within 1000 milliseconds of ignition. | Rocket Lab

For the first time, we’re going to launch a pre-flown 3D printed Rutherford engine. It has already been to space and back. Now it’s going again. Learn more about the next major steps in our Electron reusability program: https://bwnews.pr/3oosOXR | Rocket Lab

🚀 Rocket Lab’s 70th Electron Launch: A Night of Precision and Progress On the evening of August 23, 2025, Rocket Lab marked a major milestone with the successful launch of its 70th Electron mission, aptly named Live, Laugh, Launch. Liftoff occurred at 22:42 UTC from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, reinforcing Electron’s reputation as the world’s most frequently launched small orbital rocket. This mission deployed five satellites into a 655 km circular orbit for a confidential commercial

Electron is vertical on the pad for our first recovery mission of the year. Target lift-off: 🚀NZT | 22:08 🚀UTC | 10:08 🚀ET | 06:08 🚀PT | 03:08 Webcast live from T-20 minutes: https://youtu.be/Zw3sIUyfSfc | Rocket Lab