Rocket Lab
@rocketlabcorp.com
Official account for Rocket Lab, the end-to-end space company. We build rockets and spacecraft that open access to space to improve life on Earth.
Mars, we’re coming for you. 🔴🛰️🛰️
Soon, our twin ESCAPADE spacecraft built for NASA & UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory will begin their journey to the Red Planet to help reveal how Mars transformed from warm and wet to the cold, dry world we see today.
Soon, our twin ESCAPADE spacecraft built for NASA & UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory will begin their journey to the Red Planet to help reveal how Mars transformed from warm and wet to the cold, dry world we see today.
November 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Mars, we’re coming for you. 🔴🛰️🛰️
Soon, our twin ESCAPADE spacecraft built for NASA & UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory will begin their journey to the Red Planet to help reveal how Mars transformed from warm and wet to the cold, dry world we see today.
Soon, our twin ESCAPADE spacecraft built for NASA & UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory will begin their journey to the Red Planet to help reveal how Mars transformed from warm and wet to the cold, dry world we see today.
Electron is vertical on the pad and operations are underway for today’s launch from Pad A at LC-1 with Synspective.
Liftoff is targeted for:
⏰UTC | 16:33
⏰NZDT | 5:33 a.m.
⏰JST | 1:33 a.m.
⏰ET | 12:33 p.m.
⏰PT | 9:33 a.m.
Liftoff is targeted for:
⏰UTC | 16:33
⏰NZDT | 5:33 a.m.
⏰JST | 1:33 a.m.
⏰ET | 12:33 p.m.
⏰PT | 9:33 a.m.
October 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Electron is vertical on the pad and operations are underway for today’s launch from Pad A at LC-1 with Synspective.
Liftoff is targeted for:
⏰UTC | 16:33
⏰NZDT | 5:33 a.m.
⏰JST | 1:33 a.m.
⏰ET | 12:33 p.m.
⏰PT | 9:33 a.m.
Liftoff is targeted for:
⏰UTC | 16:33
⏰NZDT | 5:33 a.m.
⏰JST | 1:33 a.m.
⏰ET | 12:33 p.m.
⏰PT | 9:33 a.m.
We’ve completed payload integration and encapsulation at LC-1 with Synspective for our 73rd Electron mission.
Next up: Wet Dress Rehearsal for the “Owl New World” mission before the launch window opens on October 14 UTC.
Next up: Wet Dress Rehearsal for the “Owl New World” mission before the launch window opens on October 14 UTC.
October 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We’ve completed payload integration and encapsulation at LC-1 with Synspective for our 73rd Electron mission.
Next up: Wet Dress Rehearsal for the “Owl New World” mission before the launch window opens on October 14 UTC.
Next up: Wet Dress Rehearsal for the “Owl New World” mission before the launch window opens on October 14 UTC.
We’ve signed another Electron multi-launch agreement: three dedicated missions for Japan-based Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (@iQPS_Inc)!
This latest bulk buy brings the total number of upcoming missions for iQPS to seven.
More info: bit.ly/4o7a2hd
This latest bulk buy brings the total number of upcoming missions for iQPS to seven.
More info: bit.ly/4o7a2hd
October 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
We’ve signed another Electron multi-launch agreement: three dedicated missions for Japan-based Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (@iQPS_Inc)!
This latest bulk buy brings the total number of upcoming missions for iQPS to seven.
More info: bit.ly/4o7a2hd
This latest bulk buy brings the total number of upcoming missions for iQPS to seven.
More info: bit.ly/4o7a2hd
We've secured a second multi-launch contract with Synspective – bringing the total number of upcoming missions with them to 21, the largest order of dedicated Electron missions with a single customer to date.
Learn more: bit.ly/46LT94K
Learn more: bit.ly/46LT94K
September 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
We've secured a second multi-launch contract with Synspective – bringing the total number of upcoming missions with them to 21, the largest order of dedicated Electron missions with a single customer to date.
Learn more: bit.ly/46LT94K
Learn more: bit.ly/46LT94K
To Mars from MARS? With Launch Complex 3 open and Neutron on its way, the future of launch from Virginia is all about assured access to space for the most important future missions.
September 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
To Mars from MARS? With Launch Complex 3 open and Neutron on its way, the future of launch from Virginia is all about assured access to space for the most important future missions.
Talk first. Land later.
Rocket Lab’s Mars Telecommunications Orbiter will deliver persistent, high-bandwidth comms between Mars and Earth—keeping future astronauts safe, connected & mission-ready.
This is just a glimpse of what’s coming. 🔗 bit.ly/41NH6lV
Rocket Lab’s Mars Telecommunications Orbiter will deliver persistent, high-bandwidth comms between Mars and Earth—keeping future astronauts safe, connected & mission-ready.
This is just a glimpse of what’s coming. 🔗 bit.ly/41NH6lV
September 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Talk first. Land later.
Rocket Lab’s Mars Telecommunications Orbiter will deliver persistent, high-bandwidth comms between Mars and Earth—keeping future astronauts safe, connected & mission-ready.
This is just a glimpse of what’s coming. 🔗 bit.ly/41NH6lV
Rocket Lab’s Mars Telecommunications Orbiter will deliver persistent, high-bandwidth comms between Mars and Earth—keeping future astronauts safe, connected & mission-ready.
This is just a glimpse of what’s coming. 🔗 bit.ly/41NH6lV