🚀 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

January 22, 2026: Rocket Lab has launched The "The Cosmos Will See You Now" mission, aboard its Electron/Curie rocket from its Launch Complex 1A in New Zealand, sending the first two satellites for Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband constellation. This was Rocket Lab's 1st launch of the year, and 80th overall. | NASASpaceflight.com

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

Ever wanted to see behind the scenes at Rocket Lab? Take a peek inside our rocket and spacecraft factories and launch sites. | Rocket Lab

We build and launch one of the world's most innovative rockets. But did you know many of the people behind Electron don't come from space backgrounds? From aircraft technicians to mechanics, boat builders to electricians, our people have a wide range of skills and backgrounds but they all have one thing in common: the relentless drive to achieve what others often deem impossible. Want to join them? Apply today. Roles open in our Electron production team right now. www.rocketlabusa.com/careers/po

Electron is on the launch pad and ready for lift-off for today's 60th mission. Full launch details on the Rocket Lab website. | Rocket Lab

POV: Flying high over LC-1 as Electron launches to space for its 62nd mission. That's 5/5 launches complete for Kineis and their entire constellation deployed in under a year. | Rocket Lab