Electron | The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10)
Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Sat, Nov 14 · time not yet set
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
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Electron | The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10)
Saturday, November 14, 2026 · time not final · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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Rocket Lab launch schedule
Every upcoming Rocket Lab launch — mostly the small Electron rocket — with dates, launch times in US Eastern Time and live status. Rocket Lab is the second-busiest launch company in the US, so there is usually an Electron mission on the schedule within the next few weeks.
Upcoming Rocket Lab launches
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Planned — date not yet set
Electron | BlackSky Gen-3 6
Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Planned for Dec 31 — date not yet set
BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites
Electron | BlackSky Gen-3 7
Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Planned for Dec 31 — date not yet set
BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites
Electron | iQPS Launch 11
Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Planned for Dec 31 — date not yet set
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Electron | LOXSAT 1
Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Planned for Dec 31 — date not yet set
LOXSAT 1 is a demonstration satellite of a complete cryogenic oxygen fluid management system in orbit, developed by Eta Space and sponsored by NASA's Tipping Point program. The system will be integrated on a Rocket Lab Photon-LEO satellite bus and collect critical cryogenic fluid management data in orbit for 9 months, demonstrating capabilities of in-space cryogenic storage and transferal. Eta Space plans to use technology developed for this mission to develop a truly commercial depot intended to serve multiple customers in the future.
Why the date looks a day off
Most Electron launches lift off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula, which runs 16–18 hours ahead of US Eastern Time depending on daylight saving. A launch Rocket Lab announces for a New Zealand afternoon is usually the previous evening in the US, so check the time beside each launch here, not the date in the press release. Once a launch time is confirmed, your own local time appears beside it.
Some missions fly from Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Island, Virginia, where a night launch can be seen along much of the US mid-Atlantic coast.
How to watch the Rocket Lab live stream (free)
Rocket Lab streams its launches free, with no account needed. On launch day the stream is embedded at the top of this page once it is scheduled.
- Rocket Lab on YouTube and rocketlabcorp.com — the official streams.
- Holds and scrubs are announced on the stream and on @RocketLab on X.
What Rocket Lab flies
Rocket Lab has flown 20 launches so far in 2026, all successful. Compare with every provider →
- HASTE — a suborbital version of Electron for hypersonic test flights, launched from Wallops Island.
- Neutron — Rocket Lab’s larger, reusable medium-lift rocket, built to launch from Wallops Island. It appears in the schedule above once a first flight is dated.
Recent Rocket Lab launches
Electron | The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9)
Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Mon, Nov 2 · 11:41 AM ET
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Electron | We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360)
Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Fri, Oct 23 · 3:11 AM ET
HawkEye 360 is a a space-based civil global intelligence satellite network using radio frequency (RF) technology to help monitor transportation across air, land and sea and assist with emergencies, and to provide civil SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) mission. The constellation of small satellites (named Hawk ) will collect information on specific radio signals worldwide to provide high-precision radio frequency mapping and analytics from Low Earth orbit (LEO).
More
See the full worldwide launch schedule, the SpaceX launch schedule, the Electron spec sheet, or launches from Wallops Island.