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Rocket Lab Ltd.

Rocket Lab Ltd. conducted 90 orbital launches and owned 6 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

New ZealandParnell, Auckland, North IslandGCAT code RLABN

Payloads owned, by decade

33
2010s2020s

Payloads by mission type

Technology3
Deep space1

Main programs

Photon3Beck Star1

Best-known spacecraft

SpacecraftLaunchedOwnerCountryMission typeStatus
Humanity Star2018-010FJan 21, 2018Rocket LabNew ZealandTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)

Launches conducted

90 launches
DateMissionRocketSpaceportPayloadsOutcome
Oct 23, 2026Hawk 16A/B/C2026-239ElectronMahia3Success
Sep 26, 2026StriX-122026-223ElectronMahia1Success
Sep 19, 2026StriX-102026-217ElectronMahia1Success
Sep 11, 2026BlackSky Gen3-52026-207ElectronMahia1Success
Sep 2, 2026StriX-92026-201ElectronMahia1Success
Aug 20, 2026QPS-SAR-182026-191ElectronMahia1Success
Aug 6, 2026QPS-SAR-132026-180ElectronMahia1Success
Jun 26, 2026StriX-82026-146ElectronMahia1Success
Jun 19, 2026VICTUS HAZE Puma2026-142ElectronMahia1Success
Jun 11, 2026MACH-TB?2026-130HASTEWallops1Success
May 22, 2026StriX-72026-112ElectronMahia1Success
Apr 23, 2026JAXA ISTD-42026-088ElectronMahia9Success
Mar 28, 2026Celeste2026-065ElectronMahia2Success
Mar 20, 2026StriX-62026-056ElectronMahia1Success
Mar 5, 2026BlackSky Gen3-42026-043ElectronMahia1Success
Jan 30, 2026NEONSAT-1A2026-019ElectronMahia1Success
Jan 22, 2026Open Cosmos2026-015ElectronMahia2Success
Dec 21, 2025QPS-SAR-152025-307ElectronMahia1Success
Dec 18, 2025DiskSat 1-42025-305ElectronWallops4Success
Dec 14, 2025RAISE-42025-297ElectronMahia1Success
Nov 20, 2025BlackSky Gen3-32025-267ElectronMahia1Success
Nov 5, 2025QPS-SAR-142025-252ElectronMahia1Success
Oct 14, 2025Strix-52025-229ElectronMahia1Success
Aug 23, 2025E-Space2025-185ElectronMahia5Success
Aug 5, 2025QPS-SAR-122025-169ElectronMahia1Success
Jun 28, 2025Lyra 42025-140ElectronMahia1Success
Jun 26, 2025Hawk 12/Kestrel 0A2025-138ElectronMahia4Success
Jun 11, 2025QPS-SAR-112025-125ElectronMahia1Success
Jun 2, 2025BlackSky Gen3-22025-118ElectronMahia1Success
May 17, 2025QPS-SAR-102025-104ElectronMahia1Success
Mar 26, 2025OTC Phase 12025-061ElectronMahia8Success
Mar 18, 2025Kineis 4A-4E2025-056ElectronMahia5Success
Mar 15, 2025QPS-SAR-92025-050ElectronMahia1Success
Feb 18, 2025BlackSky Gen32025-033ElectronMahia1Success
Feb 8, 2025Kineis 2A-2E2025-028ElectronMahia5Success
Dec 21, 2024Strix-22024-248ElectronMahia1Success
Nov 25, 2024Kineis 5A-5E2024-219ElectronMahia5Success
Nov 5, 2024E-Space 42024-201ElectronMahia1Success
Sep 20, 2024Kineis 3A-3E2024-172ElectronMahia5Success
Aug 11, 2024Capella 13 Acadia-32024-142ElectronMahia1Success
Aug 2, 2024Strix-42024-137ElectronMahia1Success
Jun 20, 2024Kineis 1A-1E2024-114ElectronMahia5Success
Jun 5, 2024PREFIRE-22024-108ElectronMahia1Success
May 25, 2024PREFIRE-12024-099ElectronMahia1Success
Apr 23, 2024Neonsat-12024-077ElectronMahia2Success
Mar 21, 2024NROL-1232024-053ElectronWallops4Success
Mar 12, 2024Strix-32024-047ElectronMahia1Success
Feb 18, 2024ADRAS-J2024-034ElectronMahia1Success
Jan 31, 2024Lemur SSA 1-42024-022ElectronMahia4Success
Dec 15, 2023QPS-SAR-52023-196ElectronMahia1Success
Sep 19, 2023Capella 12 Acadia-22023-F08ElectronMahia1Failure
Aug 23, 2023Capella 11 Acadia-12023-126ElectronMahia1Success
Jul 18, 2023Electron 39 Rideshare2023-100ElectronMahia7Success
May 26, 2023Tropics SV03/SV072023-073ElectronMahia2Success
May 8, 2023Tropics SV05/SV062023-062ElectronMahia2Success
Mar 24, 2023Global-19/Global-52023-041ElectronMahia2Success
Mar 16, 2023Capella 9/102023-035ElectronWallops2Success
Jan 24, 2023Hawk 62023-011ElectronWallops3Success
Nov 4, 2022MATS2022-147ElectronMahia1Success
Oct 7, 2022GAzelle2022-127ElectronMahia1Success
Sep 15, 2022Strix-12022-113ElectronMahia1Success
Aug 4, 2022NROL-1992022-091ElectronMahia1Success
Jul 13, 2022NROL-1622022-079ElectronMahia1Success
Jun 28, 2022CAPSTONE2022-070ElectronMahia2Success
May 2, 2022E-Space Demo2022-047ElectronMahia34Success
Apr 2, 2022Global-18/Global-202022-034ElectronMahia2Success
Feb 28, 2022Strix Beta2022-020ElectronMahia1Success
Dec 9, 2021Global-16/Global-172021-120ElectronMahia2Success
Nov 18, 2021Global-14/Global-152021-106ElectronMahia2Success
Jul 29, 2021Monolith2021-068ElectronMahia1Success
May 15, 2021Global-8/Global-92021-F02ElectronMahia2Failure
Mar 22, 2021Global-5/Pathstone2021-023ElectronMahia8Success
Jan 20, 2021BIU GMS-T2021-004ElectronMahia1Success
Dec 15, 2020Strix-Alpha2020-098ElectronMahia1Success
Nov 20, 2020Electron 16 Rideshare2020-085ElectronMahia31Success
Oct 28, 2020Electron 15 Rideshare2020-077ElectronMahia10Success
Aug 31, 2020Sequoia2020-060ElectronMahia2Success
Jul 4, 2020Electron 13 Rideshare2020-F05ElectronMahia7Failure
Jun 13, 2020NRO/ANDESITE/M2PF2020-037ElectronMahia13Success
Jan 31, 2020NROL-1512020-007ElectronMahia1Success
Dec 6, 2019Electron 10 Rideshare2019-084ElectronMahia7Success
Oct 17, 2019Palisade2019-069ElectronMahia1Success
Aug 19, 2019BlackSky Global 42019-054ElectronMahia4Success
Jun 29, 2019BlackSky Global 32019-037ElectronMahia7Success
May 5, 2019STP 27RD2019-026ElectronMahia5Success
Mar 28, 2019R3D22019-016ElectronMahia1Success
Dec 16, 2018Electron 04 Rideshare2018-104ElectronMahia14Success
Nov 11, 2018Electron 03 Rideshare2018-088ElectronMahia7Success
Jan 21, 2018Electron 02 Rideshare2018-010ElectronMahia4Success
May 25, 2017It's A Test2017-F02ElectronMahia2Failure

Source: GCAT organizations database, launch list and payload catalog, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).