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Electron

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Electron
Falcon 9

94

Total launches

95.7%

Success rate

15

Launches in 2026

7/9

Booster landings

About Electron

Electron is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle (with an optional third stage) developed by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab. Electron is a small-lift launch vehicle designed to launch small satellites and cubesats to sun-synchronous orbit and low earth orbit. The Electron is the first orbital class rocket to use electric-pump-fed engines, powered by the 9 Rutherford engines on the first stage. It is also used as a suborbital testbed (called HASTE) for hypersonics research.

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Upcoming Electron launches

Electron | LOXSAT 1

Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

To Be Determined

Planned for Sep 29 — 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.

Electron | 6x HawkEye 360

Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

To Be Determined

Tue, Sep 29 · 8:00 PM ET (time may change)

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).

Electron | BlackSky Gen-3 5

Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

To Be Determined

Tue, Sep 29 · 8:00 PM ET (time may change)

BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites

Electron | BlackSky Gen-3 6

Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

To Be Determined

Tue, Sep 29 · 8:00 PM ET (time may change)

BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites

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