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Rocket Lab Executes Responsive Reschedule of Electron Manifest to Launch Next Mission in Two Days’ Time

By: Rocket Lab Corporation via Business Wire

June 24, 2025 at 16:30 PM EDT

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced a swift turnaround in Electron’s launch manifest to fly the next mission in a multi-launch contract for geospatial analytics company HawkEye 360. The mission will fly from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in just two days’ time.

The mission, named ‘Get The Hawk Outta Here’, is scheduled to launch no earlier than Thursday, June 26^th UTC from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, ahead of a previous Electron mission that has been rescheduled to allow for additional checkouts. This unprecedented announcement-to-launch timeline underscores Rocket Lab’s responsiveness amid a back-to-back launch schedule that requires peak operational efficiency and flexibility.

The dedicated launch for HawkEye 360 will deploy four satellites built to extract mission-critical intelligence from the radiofrequency (RF) spectrum in support of national and global security: a trio of microsats called Cluster 12 to collect and geolocate radio frequency signals from around the world, and Kestrel-0A, an experimental satellite designed to evaluate emerging capabilities and future technology enhancements.

‘Get The Hawk Outta Here’ is the third of four launches scheduled to take place this month from Launch Complex 1, following earlier successful missions on June 3^rd and June 11^th, and an additional mission, ‘Symphony in the Stars’, expected to launch this month. This dynamic launch schedule highlights Rocket Lab's growing adaptability and underscores the Company’s commitment to satisfying the diverse needs of its small satellite customers.

Mission Name: Get The Hawk Outta Here
Customer: HawkEye 360
Launch Window: Opens June 26 at 17:00 UTC / June 27, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. NZST
Launch Site: Launch Complex 1, New Zealand
Live launch broadcast: Live from around T-20 minutes on launch day www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream
Images and video: www.flickr.com/photos/rocketlab

About Rocket Lab

Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company with an established track record of mission success. We deliver reliable launch services, satellite manufacture, spacecraft components, and on-orbit management solutions that make it faster, easier, and more affordable to access space. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, Rocket Lab designs and manufactures the Electron small orbital launch vehicle, a family of flight-proven spacecraft, and the Company is developing the large Neutron launch vehicle for constellation deployment. Since its first orbital launch in January 2018, Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle has become the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket annually and has delivered more than 200 satellites to orbit for private and public sector organizations, enabling operations in national security, scientific research, space debris mitigation, Earth observation, climate monitoring, and communications. Rocket Lab’s Photon spacecraft platform has been selected to support NASA missions to the Moon and Mars, as well as the first private commercial mission to Venus. Rocket Lab has three launch pads at two launch sites, including two launch pads at a private orbital launch site located in New Zealand and a third launch pad in Virginia. To learn more, visit www.rocketlabusa.com.

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