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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
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
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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
That future begins by implementing a modern Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, the communications infrastructure Rocket Lab is ready to build. 🔗 bit.ly/41NH6lV
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⚡ 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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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Mars Orbiter | Rocket Lab
The Mars Sample Return mission represents one of the most ambitious and scientifically valuable endeavors in NASA’s history. For the mission to be successful, NASA requires innovative and reliable industry partners. Our MSR mission is designed to put Mars…
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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
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
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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
"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
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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.
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Today’s mission includes a custom fairing that accommodates the wide body of synspective’s satellite. Electron can support a wide range of payload configurations, from a single satellite to dual-stack payloads on two Kick Stages.
Liftoff 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 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.
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The payload on today’s Electron mission is the Seventh StriX, a next-generation synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite for Synspective's constellation that can “see” through clouds and the dark. The mission will be Electron’s 7th launch for Synspective.
🚀Mission Name: “Owl New World”
🎯 Customer: synspective
🛰️ Payload: Seventh StriX
🌏 Orbit: 583km LEO
📍 Launch Site: Pad A, LC-1
ℹ️ bit.ly/next-mission
🚀Mission Name: “Owl New World”
🎯 Customer: synspective
🛰️ Payload: Seventh StriX
🌏 Orbit: 583km LEO
📍 Launch Site: Pad A, LC-1
ℹ️ bit.ly/next-mission
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SECO confirmed and nominal transfer orbit achieved. Approx. ~40 minutes to payload deployment of the Seventh StriX to a 583km LEO for synspective
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Photos from this morning's 73rd Electron launch
✅Launched on 1st attempt
✅7th mission for synspective (20 more to go)
✅15th launch in 2025 with 100% mission success
✅Launched on 1st attempt
✅7th mission for synspective (20 more to go)
✅15th launch in 2025 with 100% mission success
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🚀 Rocket Lab is hiring!
📍🌵 Tucson, AZ: Home to our Optical Systems, where we develop payloads that deliver on critical US national security and intelligence missions. Our team there is building high-performance optical systems with a heritage of 100% on-orbit mission success.
Ready to build the future with us? We’re hiring across a variety of teams:
⚡ Senior Electrical Engineer
🛰️ Senior Systems Engineer
👥 Senior/Principal Program Manager
💻 Senior Machine Learning Engineer
💭 Senior/Principal Analyst
📡 Principal Engineer
🏭 Facilities Lead
Check out our open roles: bit.ly/3L9SUsU
Don’t see a position that matches your background? Submit your resume here to be considered for future Optical Systems openings ➡️ grnh.se/cyz9j0d33us
📍🌵 Tucson, AZ: Home to our Optical Systems, where we develop payloads that deliver on critical US national security and intelligence missions. Our team there is building high-performance optical systems with a heritage of 100% on-orbit mission success.
Ready to build the future with us? We’re hiring across a variety of teams:
⚡ Senior Electrical Engineer
🛰️ Senior Systems Engineer
👥 Senior/Principal Program Manager
💻 Senior Machine Learning Engineer
💭 Senior/Principal Analyst
📡 Principal Engineer
🏭 Facilities Lead
Check out our open roles: bit.ly/3L9SUsU
Don’t see a position that matches your background? Submit your resume here to be considered for future Optical Systems openings ➡️ grnh.se/cyz9j0d33us
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What will it take to put humans on Mars and keep them safe while they’re there?
Peter_J_Beck lays out the case for building the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter now. MTO is the critical infrastructure that makes a sustained presence on Mars possible.
📰 Read the op-ed in SpaceNews_Inc : bit.ly/4h9hpm2
Peter_J_Beck lays out the case for building the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter now. MTO is the critical infrastructure that makes a sustained presence on Mars possible.
📰 Read the op-ed in SpaceNews_Inc : bit.ly/4h9hpm2
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The Mars moment: Why now is the time to build the future