An Electron lifts off Dec. 21 carrying a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company iQPS. Credit: Rocket Lab WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab successfully launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite Dec. 21 ...
Rocket Lab has set a new personal best for annual launch cadence, using its latest Electron flight to loft a quartet of experimental DiskSat spacecraft for the U.S. military and NASA. The mission, ...
LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today completed its second ...
It was a record year for spaceflight in California at the Vandenberg Space Force Base, and even more rocket launches should be ahead in 2026.
This year's sum of 109 launches shattered the short-lived annual record of 93 liftoffs set last year. That number was preceded by 72 launches in 2023.