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Rocket LabLaunch SuccessfulTechnologyElectron · JAXA Rideshare
Launched 2026-04-23 03:09 UTCRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
93rd
orbital launch attempt in 2026
Rocket Lab
8th
launch this year
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
5th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
25 d 17 h
since the pad's previous launch
JAXA-manifested rideshare of eight separate spacecraft that includes educational small sats, an ocean monitoring satellite, a demonstration satellite for ultra-small multispectral cameras, and a deployable antenna that can be packed tightly using origami folding techniques and unfurled to 25 times its size.
The satellites were originally planned to launch with RAISE-4 on a Japanese Epsilon-S rocket, but the Epsilon-S was heavily delayed due to test firing failures.
The 8 satellites are:
* MAGNARO-II * KOSEN-2R * WASEDA-SAT-ZERO-II * FSI-SAT2 * OrigamiSat-2 * Mono-Nikko * ARICA-2 * PRELUDE
Rocket Lab is an American aerospace manufacturer with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. The company develops lightweight, cost-effective commercial rocket launch services. The Electron Program was founded on the premise that small payloads such as CubeSats require dedicated small launch vehicles and flexibility not currently offered by traditional rocket systems. Its rocket, the Electron, is a light-weight rocket and is now operating commercially. The company is also producing a variety of spacecrafts and spacecrafts components.
Launches
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Successful
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96%
Landings
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of 9
Upcoming
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scheduled
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Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
Launch Library 2
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Launch pad assigned.
Cosmic_Penguin
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GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET April 23.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET Q1 2026.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Adding launch
Nosu
Height
18m
Diameter
1.2m
To low Earth orbit
300kg
Liftoff thrust
162kN
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