Rocket Lab To Launch Milestone 100th Electron Rocket This Week
Globe Newswire•12/11/2026•17:15 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Rocket Lab (RKLB) schedules Electron’s 100th launch for November 14 from New Zealand
- ➤Electron could become the fastest commercially developed launch vehicle to reach 100 launches
- ➤Mission “The Mountain God Rises” will deploy an Earth-imaging satellite for Japan’s iQPS
- ➤Rocket Lab says Electron has launched from both New Zealand and Virginia hemispheres
- ➤Electron set a responsive-space record after a U.S. Space Force launch with 16 hours and 42 minutes’ notice
LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced that its 100th Electron rocket is scheduled for launch at the end of this week. The launch will be a historic moment for the the global space industry, setting a new record for reaching 100 launches faster than any other commercially developed launch vehicle.
The mission, named “The Mountain God Rises”, is scheduled for lift off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, to deploy a single Earth-imaging satellite to orbit for Japanese company the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS).
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