Rocket Lab launch schedule — when & where to watch
A small-launch specialist flying the Electron rocket and developing the larger, reusable Neutron.
Upcoming Rocket Lab launches
- Electron | The Grain Goddess Provides (iQPS Launch 7) In 4 weeks
- Electron | LOXSAT 1 In 6 weeks
- Electron | StriX Launch 10 In 8 weeks
- Electron | Aspera In 10 weeks
- Electron | StriX Launch 11 In 13 weeks
- Electron | StriX Launch 12 In 21 weeks
- Electron | StriX Launch 13 In 30 weeks
- Neutron | Maiden Flight In 30 weeks
- Electron | 6x HawkEye 360 In 30 weeks
- Electron | BlackSky Gen-3 5 In 30 weeks
- Electron | BlackSky Gen-3 6 In 30 weeks
- Electron | BlackSky Gen-3 7 In 30 weeks
Most often launches from: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
About Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab is a small-satellite launch company flying the Electron rocket, one of the most frequently launched dedicated small-lift vehicles in the world. It is developing the larger Neutron rocket to compete for medium-lift missions.
Electron launches primarily from Rocket Lab’s private site on the Māhia Peninsula in New Zealand, with additional launches from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Wallops launches can be visible across the US Mid-Atlantic when they fly at dusk or after dark.
Rockets: Electron
Where to watch Rocket Lab launches
- Wallops Island, VA — about 6 mi from the pad; look west-southwest.
- Chincoteague, VA — about 9 mi from the pad; look southwest.
- Onancock, VA — about 17 mi from the pad; look east-northeast.
- Pocomoke City, MD — about 17 mi from the pad; look south-southeast.
- Exmore, VA — about 28 mi from the pad; look northeast.
- Berlin, MD — about 37 mi from the pad; look south-southwest.
Rocket Lab launch viewing FAQ
Where does Rocket Lab launch from?
Most Electron missions launch from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Māhia Peninsula. US launches fly from Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
Can I see a Rocket Lab launch from the US East Coast?
Wallops launches can be visible across the Mid-Atlantic — from Virginia up through New Jersey — when they happen at twilight or night and skies are clear. New Zealand launches are not visible from North America.