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Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
It's launch day for Electron from LC-1 with its latest mission for @JAXA_en. "Kakushin Rising" will deploy 8x sats for JAXA's Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration program that provides opportunities  for Japanese universities, researchers, and companies to  carry out new tech demos in space
Liftoff is set for:
 3:09 pm NZT
 12:09 pm JST
 03:09 UTC
 11:09 pm ET / 8:09 pm PT, April 22

Mission details for today's launch:
Mission Name: "Kakushin Rising"
Customer: @JAXA
Payload: 8x small sats
Orbit: 540km LEO
Launch Site: LC-1, Pad A
Livestream: https://rocketlabcorp.com/live-stream/

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С учётом того, что Magnaro-2 состоит из двух аппаратов, запущено было не восемь, а девять спутников.

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https://rocketlabcorp.com/missions/launches/iqps/

The Grain Goddess Provides
Mission Name The Grain Goddess Provides
Vehicle Electron
Launch Date NET May 2026
Launch Time TBD
Launch Site Launch Complex 1
Overview Rocket Lab's latest dedicated launch to deploy the iQPS SAR Earth-imaging constellation.
Payload QPS-SAR-13
Orbit 575km LEO
Inclination 42 degrees

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Launched:
№ - Date/Time (UTC) - Rocket - Launch Site - Satellite(s)
       
2026
01 - January 22 (10:52) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - 80th mission "The Cosmos Will See You Now": Open Cosmos (x2)
02 - January 30 (01:21:39) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - 81st mission "Bridging The Swarm": NEONSAT-1A
03 - March 5 (23:53) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - 83rd mission "Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed": BlackSky Gen-3-4
04 - March 20 (18:10) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - 84th mission "Eight Days A Week": StriX-6
05 - March 28 (09:14) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - 85th mission "Daughter Of The Stars": Celeste IOD-1 (LEO-PNT demonstrator A 1), Celeste IOD-2 (LEO-PNT demonstrator A 2)
06 - April 23 (03:09) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - 87th mission "Kakushin Rising": ARICA-2, FSI-SAT2, KOSEN-2R, MAGNARO-IIA (Tigris), MAGNARO-IIB (Piscis), Mono-Nikko, OrigamiSat-2, PRELUDE, WASEDA-SAT-ZERO-II

Suborbitals:
01 - February 28 (00:00:00) - Electron (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - 82nd mission"That's Not A Knife": DART AE
02 - April 22 (04:36) - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - 86th mission "Bubbles"

Statistics:
Orbital Launches: 79 (LC-1A - 41, LC-1B - 34, LC-2 - 4)
Suborbital Launches: 8 (LC-2 - 8 )
Launched / Delivered to Orbit Satellites: 282/271 (LC-1A - 206/196, LC-1B - 63/62, LC-2 - 13/13)

Scheduled:
Date/Time (UTC) - Rocket - Launch Site - Satellite(s)

2026
NET May 22 - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - "Viva La Strix": StriX-7
NET May - Electron/Kick Stage -LC-1 (NZ) - "The Grain Goddess Provides": QPS-SAR 13
NET June 25 - Electron/Photon LEO - LC-1 (NZ) - LOXSAT 1
Midyear - Electron/Photon - LC-1 (NZ) - TacRS-4: Victus Haze: Puma
July - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-8
August - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-9
NET August 15 - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - Aspera
NET Q4 - Neutron (first flight) - MARS LA-0D/LP-0D (LC-3) (US) - Neutron-1
October - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-10
December - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-11
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - QPS-SAR 16
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - QPS-SAR 17
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - QPS-SAR 18
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - QPS-SAR 19
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - BlackSky Gen-3-5
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - BlackSky Gen-3-6
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - BlackSky Gen-3-7
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - BlackSky Gen-3-8
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - BlackSky Gen-3-9
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - Skylark 5, Skylark 6, Skylark 7, Skylark 8 (NorthStar)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - Hawk 13 A, Hawk 13B, Hawk 13C, Kestrel 0B
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - Skylark 9, Skylark 10, Skylark 11, Skylark 12 (NorthStar)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - Hawk (x3)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - Hawk (x3)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - MARS LP-0C (LC-2) (US) - government customer

Suborbitals:
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - JAKE 4
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Leidos Mission 3 (MACH-TB3)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Leidos Mission 4 (MACH-TB4)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Leidos Mission 5 (MACH-TB5)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - UK - HTCDF payload

2027
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-12
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-13
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-14
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-15
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-16
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-17
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-18
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-19
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-20
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-21
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-22
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-23
TBD - Neutron - MARS LA-0D/LP-0D (LC-3) - confidential commercial satellite constellation
TBD - Neutron - MARS LA-0D/LP-0D (LC-3) - VLF (Venus Life Finder NZSA)
TBD - Neutron - MARS LA-0D/LP-0D (LC-3) - confidential commercial satellite constellation

Suborbitals:
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Leidos Mission 12 (MACH-TB12)
TBD - Neutron - MARS LA-0D/LP-0D (LC-3) - Rocket Cargo survivability experiment

2028
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-24
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-25
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - QPS-SAR 20
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - QPS-SAR 21
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - QPS-SAR 22

Unclear:
Date/Time (UTC) - Rocket - Launch Site - Satellite(s)

2026-2029 - Neutron - MARS LA-0D/LP-0D (LC-3) - Multiple NSSL 3 launches
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - TBD - Dove / Flock-z (x20-25)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - TBD - Dove / Flock-z (x20-25)

Suborbitals:
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
NET 2026-2029 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Kratos (MACH-TB 2.0)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE multiple launches) - LC-2 (US) - TBD

LC-1A, LC-1B (NZ) - launch site on the Mahia Peninsula on the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) of New Zealand
LC-2 (US) - launch site on Wallops at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia  U.S.
LC-3 (US) - launch site on Wallops at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia  U.S.

Acronyms:
HTCDF - Hypersonic Technologies & Capability Development Framework of UK MOD
MACH-TB - Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed
OTC-P1 - Orora Technologies Costellation Phase 1

Changes on April 30

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https://x.com/synspective/status/2049745566947848234

Synspective  @synspective
The official launch window for Synspective's ninth StriX SAR satellite has been scheduled
Mission details:
Launch Date: May 22 (UTC)
Launch Vehicle: Rocket Lab's Electron
Location: Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Launch schedules can change due to weather or technical factors.
For the latest real-time updates, keep an eye on @RocketLab's Upcoming Missions page: https://rocketlabcorp.com/missions/launches/
Press Release: https://synspective.com/press-release/2026/launch_window_ninth/

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https://x.com/RocketLab/status/2049964224487780781

Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
Next up on Electron will be the "Viva La StriX" mission, our ninth dedicated launch for @synspective to deploy their Earth-imaging constellation in LEO. The mission is set to launch NET May 22 from Launch Complex 1.