Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 Launch Schedule
Stay updated on Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1'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 Launch Complex 1 rocket launch happening today.
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
StriX Launch 8
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Last Update: NET Q1 2026. (see slide 15)
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Upcoming Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 Launches
The European Space Agency (ESA)'s LEO-PNT (Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing) demonstrator mission will feature a 10-satellite constellation demonstration mission that will assess how a low Earth orbit fleet of satellites can work in combination with the Galileo and EGNOS constellations in higher orbits that provide Europeβs own global navigation system. This launch will lift 2 βPathfinder Aβ satellites built by Thales Alenia Space and GMV to a 510 km altitude Low Earth Orbit.
Last Update: Added mission name.
TBD
Mar 2026
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.
Updated: Feb 13, 6:00am UTC
TBD
Mar 2026
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
Last Update: NET Q1 2026.
TBD
Jun 2026
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: Updated name for the spacecraft.
TBD
Aug 2026
Aspera houses an ultraviolet telescope and will examine hot gas in the intergalactic medium, thought to be contributing to the birth of stars and planets. Aspera will be the first NASA astrophysics mission to gather and map these ultraviolet light signatures, potentially unlocking a deeper understanding of the origins of stars, planets, and life in the universe.
Last Update: NET August 15.
TBD
2026
BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites
Updated: Dec 25, 9:30am UTC
TBD
2026
BlackSky Gen-3 Earth-imaging satellites
Updated: Dec 25, 9:30am UTC
TBD
2026
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Updated: Aug 2, 12:00pm UTC
TBD
2026
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Updated: Aug 2, 12:30pm UTC
TBD
2026
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Updated: Aug 2, 12:30pm UTC
TBD
2026
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Updated: Nov 15, 9:30pm UTC
TBD
2026
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Updated: Mar 8, 3:00am UTC
TBD
2026
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Updated: Mar 8, 2:30am UTC
TBD
2026
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Updated: Oct 14, 1:30pm UTC
TBD
2026
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Updated: Oct 14, 11:00am UTC
TBD
2026
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
Updated: Oct 14, 6:00am UTC
TBD
2027
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Updated: Aug 2, 12:00pm UTC
TBD
2027
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Updated: Aug 2, 12:00pm UTC
TBD
2027
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Updated: Aug 2, 12:00pm UTC
TBD
2027
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Updated: Aug 2, 12:00pm UTC
TBD
2027
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Updated: Oct 4, 3:00am UTC
TBD
2029
Four space situational awareness (SSA) satellites for Canadian company NorthStar Earth and Space.
Last Update: Pushed into 2020s TBD due to satellite operator and manufacturer getting into court case on contract delivery details and problems with the first 4 satellites.
TBD
2029
Four space situational awareness (SSA) satellites for Canadian company NorthStar Earth and Space.
Last Update: Pushed into 2020s TBD due to satellite operator and manufacturer getting into court case on contract delivery details and problems with the first 4 satellites.
TBD
2029
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Updated: Oct 6, 8:30pm UTC