Overview

• Rocket Lab scheduled an Oct. 14 UTC launch window from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand for Synspective’s “Owl New World” mission.
• The Electron flight will deploy Synspective’s seventh StriX satellite, the first of a new generation, as part of a planned 21-mission constellation rollout.
• A new three-mission agreement with Japan’s iQPS lifts Rocket Lab’s upcoming Electron launches for that customer to seven beginning no earlier than 2026.
• Each iQPS-dedicated launch will carry a single QPS-SAR satellite using Rocket Lab’s Motorized Lightband separation system.
• Financial outlets reported RKLB shares at record levels following the announcements, as the company cites 100% mission success year-to-date and plans for more than 20 launches in 2025.