Rocket Lab Launch Schedule
Stay updated on Rocket Lab's rocket launches with our real-time schedule. You can see 34 planned space missions on our website. Watch the live stream of any Rocket Lab rocket launch happening today.
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Finding Hot Wildfires Near You (OroraTech OTC-P1)
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
8 satellites for a constellation of satellites developed by Orora Technologies (OroraTech) of Germany, with thermal infrared cameras that can provide 24/7 monitoring of wildfires globally, supporting better and faster wildfire response to protect forests, people, and infrastructure worldwide. The company plans to expand their constellation with up to 100 satellites in total by 2028.
Last Update: Changed NET launch date.
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Upcoming Rocket Lab Launches
TBD
Mar 2025
Payload is a scramjet-powered hypersonic vehicle developed by by Australian company Hypersonix.
Last Update: Adding flight NET Q1 2025
TBD
May 2025
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Last Update: NET May.
TBD
Jun 2025
BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites
Last Update: NET Q2.
TBD
Oct 2025
VICTUS HAZE will see Rocket Lab design, build, launch, and operate a rendezvous proximity operation (RPO) capable spacecraft. U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC)βs Space Safariβs VICTUS HAZE mission will be an exercise of a realistic threat-response scenario and on-orbit space domain awareness (SDA) demonstration. Once the spacecraft build is complete, Rocket Lab will be entered into a Hot Standby Phase awaiting further direction. Once the exercise begins, Rocket Lab will be given notice to launch the spacecraft into a target orbit. After reaching orbit, the spacecraft will be rapidly commissioned and readied for operations. Rocket Lab will configure a Pioneer class spacecraft bus to meet the unique requirements of the VICTUS HAZE mission. The mission will improve Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) processes and timelines, demonstrating the ability to respond to on-orbit threats on very short timelines and validating techniques for space domain awareness (SDA) and on-orbit characterization. Rocket Labβs constellation-class production capability and discriminating technical capabilities in the areas of in-space propulsion, precision attitude control, low latency communications, and autonomous operations are key enablers for this mission.
Last Update: NET October.
TBD
2025
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).
Last Update: No Hawkeye 360 satellites planned to launch on Electron through to at least late 2024.
TBD
2025
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).
Updated: Jun 13, 5:30pm UTC
TBD
2025
BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites
Updated: Dec 10, 5:30am UTC
TBD
2025
BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites
Updated: Dec 10, 7:30am UTC
TBD
2025
BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites
Updated: Dec 10, 7:30am UTC
TBD
2025
Four space situational awareness (SSA) satellites for Canadian company NorthStar Earth and Space.
Updated: Dec 10, 8:00am UTC
TBD
2025
Four space situational awareness (SSA) satellites for Canadian company NorthStar Earth and Space.
Updated: Dec 10, 1:00pm UTC
TBD
2025
STP-S30 is a complex mission that will deliver research experiments and technology demonstrations to orbit for the DoD and contribute to future space systems development. The projected primary payload, DISKSat, will demonstrate sustained very low earth orbit (VLEO) flight and test a unique, 1-meter diameter, disk-shaped satellite bus that is designed to increase on-orbit persistence.
Updated: Apr 18, 8:00am UTC
TBD
2025
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Updated: Aug 2, 12:00pm UTC
TBD
2025
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Updated: Aug 2, 12:00pm UTC
TBD
2025
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Updated: Aug 2, 12:00pm UTC
TBD
2025
Maiden flight of the Neutron launch vehicle.
Updated: Nov 23, 3:30am UTC
TBD
2025
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Last Update: Moved up to 2025.
TBD
2025
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Updated: Feb 11, 4:30am UTC
TBD
2025
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Updated: Mar 8, 2:30am UTC
TBD
2025
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Updated: Mar 7, 2:00pm UTC
TBD
2026
NZSA Venus Mission is a small direct Venus entry probe with a single 1 kg low-mass, low-cost autofluorescing nephelometer riding on a satellite bus based on the Photon Upper stage of the Electron rocket. The probe mission will spend approximately 5 minutes in the Venus cloud layers, 48-60 km above the surface, collecting in situ measurements to search for organic molecules in cloud particles and constrain particle composition.
Last Update: Switch in launch vehicle planned.