Rocket Lab Secures Multiple Launches with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) signed a direct contract with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for two dedicated Electron launches from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. The first launch is scheduled for December 2025 to deploy JAXA’s RAISE-4 demonstration satellite, carrying eight technologies. The second mission, scheduled in 2026, is a JAXA-manifested rideshare of eight spacecraft including educational small sats, an ocean-monitoring satellite, an ultra-small multispectral camera demo, and a deployable origami antenna.
Rocket Lab says it has more than two dozen dedicated missions booked to fly on Electron through the end of the decade and reports 100% mission success for launches completed this year.
Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) ha firmato un contratto diretto con l'Agenzia giapponese di esplorazione aerospaziale (JAXA) per due lanci dedicati Electron dalla Launch Complex 1 in Nuova Zelanda. Il primo lancio è previsto per dicembre 2025 per dispiegare lo satellite dimostrativo RAISE-4 della JAXA, che trasporta otto tecnologie. La seconda missione, prevista nel 2026, è un rideshare manifestato dalla JAXA di otto navi spaziali tra cui piccoli sat educativi, un satellite di monitoraggio degli oceani, una demo della camera multispettrale ultra-piccola e un'antenna origami deployable.
Rocket Lab afferma di avere oltre due dozzine di missioni dedicate prenotate per partire con Electron entro la fine dell'anno e segnala 100% di successo delle missioni per i lanci completati quest'anno.
Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) firmó un contrato directo con la Agencia de Exploración Aeroespacial de Japón (JAXA) para dos lanzamientos dedicados de Electron desde el Launch Complex 1 en Nueva Zelanda. El primer lanzamiento está programado para diciembre de 2025 para desplegar el satélite demostrativo RAISE-4 de la JAXA, que lleva ocho tecnologías. La segunda misión, prevista para 2026, es un rideshare manifestado por la JAXA de ocho naves, que incluye satélites educativos pequeños, un satélite de monitoreo oceánico, una demo de una cámara multiespectral ultra pequeña y una antena origami desplegable.
Rocket Lab dice que tiene más de veinticuatro misiones dedicadas reservadas para volar en Electron hasta fines de la década y reporta un 100% de éxito en misiones para los lanzamientos completados este año.
Rocket Lab (나스닥: RKLB)가 일본 우주항공연구개발기구(JAXA)와 Electron 두 대의 전용 발사를 위한 직접 계약을 체결했습니다. 뉴질랜드의 Launch Complex 1에서 발사됩니다. 첫 발사는 2025년 12월로 예정되어 JAXA의 RAISE-4 실증 위성을 배치하며, 여덟 개 기술을 탑재합니다. 두 번째 임무는 2026년에 계획되어 있으며, JAXA가 배정한 여덟 대의 우주선이 포함된 교육용 소형 위성, 해양 모니터링 위성, 초소형 다분광 카메라 시연, 접이식 Origami 안테나를 배치하는 라이드셰어입니다.
Rocket Lab은 연말까지 Electron에서 비행할 예비모집이 스무두여 개 이상으로 예약되어 있다가, 올해 완료된 발사에 대해 100%의 임무 성공을 보고합니다.
Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) a signé un contrat direct avec l'Agence japonaise d'exploration aérospatiale (JAXA) pour deux lancements dédiés sur Electron depuis le Launch Complex 1 en Nouvelle-Zélande. Le premier lancement est prévu pour le décembre 2025 afin de déployer le satellite démonstratif RAISE-4 de la JAXA, transportant huit technologies. La seconde mission, prévue en 2026, est un rideshare orchestré par la JAXA réunissant huit engins spatiaux, dont des nanosat éducatifs, un satellite de surveillance océanique, une démonstration de caméra multispectrale ultra-petite et une antenne origami déployable.
Rocket Lab affirme avoir plus de deux douzaines de missions dédiées prévues pour Electron d'ici la fin de la décennie et annonce un taux de succès des missions de 100 % pour les lancements effectués cette année.
Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) hat einen direkten Vertrag mit der Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) unterzeichnet für zwei dedizierte Electron-Starts vom Launch Complex 1 in Neuseeland. Der erste Start ist für Dezember 2025 geplant, um das Demonstrationssatelliten RAISE-4 der JAXA zu starten, der acht Technologien trägt. Die zweite Mission, geplant in 2026, ist ein von der JAXA manifestiertes Ride-Share von acht Raumfahrzeugen, darunter edukative Kleinsatelliten, ein ozeanüberwachungs Satellit, eine Demo einer ultraschmalen Multispektral-Kamera und eine entfaltbare Origami-Antenne.
Rocket Lab sagt, dass es mehr als zwei Dutzend dedizierte Missionen gibt, die bis zum Ende des Jahrzehnts auf Electron fliegen sollen, und meldet 100%-Erfolg für die in diesem Jahr abgeschlossenen Missionen.
Rocket Lab (ناسداك: RKLB) وقّعت عقداً مباشراً مع وكالة JAXA لاستكشاف الفضاء في اليابان لـ اثنين من الإطلاقات Electron المخصصة من مجمع الإطلاق 1 في نيوزيلندا. الإطلاق الأول مقرر في ديسمبر 2025 لنشر القمر الصناعي التجريبي RAISE-4 التابع لـ JAXA، محمّلاً بثماني تقنيات. المهمة الثانية، المقررة في 2026، هي عملية مشاركة رفع من قبل JAXA لثمانية مركبات فضائية بما في ذلك أقمار تعليمية صغيرة، وقمر صناعي لرصد المحيطات، وتجربة كاميرا متعددة الأطياف دقيقة جداً، وهوائي Origami قابل للنشر.
تقول Rocket Lab إنها لديها أكثر من عشرين مهمة مخصصة مجدولة للطيران على Electron حتى نهاية العقد وتذكر معدل نجاح 100% للمهمات المكتملة هذا العام.
Rocket Lab (纳斯达克：RKLB) 与日本宇宙航空研究开发机构（JAXA）签署直接合同，计划从新西兰的 Launch Complex 1 进行两次专用 Electron 发射。第一次发射定于 2025 年 12 月，将部署 JAXA 的 RAISE-4 示范卫星，携带八项技术。第二次任务定在 2026 年，为 JAXA 承载的八颗卫星组成的搭载分享任务，包括教育用小卫星、海洋监测卫星、超小型多光谱相机演示以及可展开的 Origami 天线。
Rocket Lab 表示到本十年末，将有超过 二十余次专用任务在 Electron 上飞行，并报告今年完成的发射的 100% 任务成功率。
- Two dedicated Electron launches contracted with JAXA (Dec 2025 and 2026)
- First mission to deploy RAISE-4 carrying eight Japanese tech demonstrations
- Second mission includes a rideshare of eight diverse spacecraft
- More than two dozen dedicated Electron missions booked through the decade
- Reported 100% mission success on launches completed this year
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Two dedicated Electron launches for JAXA strengthen Rocket Lab's commercial launch backlog and reinforce international agency trust.
These contracts secure two dedicated Electron missions for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), one in
Dependencies and risks include on-time vehicle availability, successful integration of varied payloads, and adherence to the announced launch schedule; any slips could shift revenue timing. The announcement cites more than two dozen dedicated missions booked through the end of the decade and recent mission success, which supports credibility but does not guarantee future performance.
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LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed a direct contract for two dedicated Electron launches with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) – signifying the criticality of Electron to international space agencies requiring responsive launch and dedicated access to space.
Launching from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, the two Electron missions will deploy satellites for JAXA’s Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program. The first launch, scheduled from December 2025, will deploy the agency’s RApid Innovative payload demonstration SatellitE-4 (RAISE-4) spacecraft, a single satellite that will demonstrate eight technologies developed by private companies, universities, and research institutions throughout Japan.
The second launch, scheduled for 2026, is a 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.
Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Sir Peter Beck, said: “It’s an incredible honor to be entrusted by JAXA to further their goals of innovation and development for Japan. These missions are a demonstration of Electron’s global importance - supporting the growth of Japan’s space industry with launch on a U.S. rocket from a New Zealand launch site – and we’re proud to be entrusted to deliver them. Japanese satellite operators have long turned to Electron for its reliability and responsiveness since its earliest launches - whether its constellation-building for Japan’s new wave of commercial satellite operators, or bespoke missions requiring responsive mission planning and highly-accurate payload deployment.”
Rocket Lab is a launch leader for the Japanese space industry, with more than two dozen dedicated missions booked to fly on Electron through to the end of the decade. These include constellation deployment missions for satellite operators iQPS and Synspective, in addition to the multiple launches already completed this year with
Mission information about Rocket Lab’s first launch for JAXA next month will be announced shortly.
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