Live Stream
On August 28, we celebrated the opening of our new launch site for Neutron, Launch Complex 3.Watch our live broadcast of the event below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_PeCyRjfGI

With Launch Complex 3 now ready for Neutron's debut, we can't wait to deliver the largest orbital launch capacity that Wallops Island has ever seen for national security, constellation deployment, and human spaceflight.

https://youtu.be/eb5gO0MT9CE?si=U6KclRpyh7aZ57Ml

🌌 On our upcoming ESCAPADE mission, twin spacecraft are heading to Mars to study how solar wind interacts with the planet’s magnetic field aka, how Mars is slowly losing its atmosphere.

Why does it matter? The data will help us:

🔒 Design better protection for astronauts
🛡️ Build safer spacecraft
📍 Plan better routes around Mars

ESCAPADE isn’t just about science—it’s helping us prepare to send humans to the Red Planet. Learn more: bit.ly/4fULfd9

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

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.

Want to join the team launching from Virginia? We've got open roles at LC-3:

💡 Launch Pad Electrician
🔧 Integration & Test Technician
🚀 Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer

From cleanroom to countdown.

🛰️Blue & Gold 🛰️are finishing up testing in our Long Beach, CA clean room before shipment back to Florida for launch to Mars.

Every hardware and system check brings NASA & ucbssl ESCAPADE mission one step closer to unlocking Red Planet science. 🔴

150,000 hours 🛣️ 2,574 miles 🚚 38 hours

That’s what it took to design, build, test, & deliver our two ESCAPADE spacecraft from our Long Beach facility to Kennedy Space Center.

NASA & ucbssl’s ESCAPADE mission will be the first dual-spacecraft to study Mars’ magnetosphere, unlocking insights into atmospheric escape and paving the way for future human exploration.

Next stop: Mars. 🛰️🔴🛰️

🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/46hcmfD

Imagine astronauts calling home from Mars or scientists sharing discoveries in real time. 🌎➡️🔴

That future begins by implementing a modern Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, the communications infrastructure Rocket Lab is ready to build. 🔗 bit.ly/41NH6lV

⚡ Meet Lightning ⚡Our powerhouse spacecraft platform built for high-power, long-life missions in low Earth orbit & beyond.

Right now, our Long Beach team is building Lightning satellites at scale to power two major constellations:
🔹 17 satellites for Globalstar's next-gen constellation that will extend the life of their messaging and IoT services fleet.
🔹 18 satellites for the SemperCitiusSDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta constellation to enable secure, low-latency comms for the warfighter.

When the mission calls for serious endurance, Lightning strikes. 🔗 bit.ly/3YlOEdK

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.

As Synspective’s sole launch provider so far, we've already successfully deployed six StriX satellites across six dedicated launches from LC-1. The next 21 launches will launch from the same site - with our schedule flexibility, tailored launch service, and streamlined operations central to Synspective’s decision to extend its previous multi-launch contract.

Learn more: bit.ly/46LT94K

Rocket Lab knows Mars. The Mars Telecommunications Orbiter is where our heritage meets the future of Mars comms.

Our MTO is designed for speed AND value:
✅ Supporting Humans on Mars
✅ Faster sample return
✅ A firm-fixed framework
✅ More exploration

Learn more: bit.ly/41NH6lV

We’ve signed a direct contract with JAXA_en for two dedicated launches on Electron!

The missions will deploy satellites for JAXA’s Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program: the RAISE-4 spacecraft on the first launch, and a JAXA-manifested rideshare of eight spacecraft on the second.

The first JAXA mission is scheduled to take place in December. Launch timing and further information to come.

ℹ️: bit.ly/48Vw6qD

We're ready to launch our next mission! With Wet Dress Rehearsal complete for synspective we are GO for a launch attempt tomorrow for Electron's 73rd launch.

"Owl New World" launch window opens:
⏰UTC | 16:30
⏰NZDT | 5:30 a.m.
⏰JST | 1:30 a.m.
⏰ET | 12:30 p.m.
⏰PT | 9:30 a.m.

Mission info: bit.ly/4n92Pwh

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.