A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle lifts off at 6:19 a.m. ET (10:19 p.m. NZT) from the company’s Launch Complex-1 (LC-1) in Mahia, New Zealand, as part of the U.S. Space Force Tactically Responsive Space Victus Haze mission, June 19, 2026.
Credit: U.S. Space Force/Rocket Lab
The call came before sunrise in Mahia, New Zealand. Less than 17 hr. later, Rocket Lab launched a company-built satellite to space with its Electron rocket, marking a key milestone in a U.S. Space Force program aimed at developing the ability to quickly deploy spacecraft to orbit in response to...
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