Overview
- Electron lifted off from Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Island on Dec. 18 at 12:03 a.m. ET, placing payloads into low Earth orbit.
- The mission deployed four DiskSats built by The Aerospace Corporation, managed by Space Systems Command’s System Delta 89, with funding from NASA’s Small Spacecraft & Distributed Systems program.
- The flight marked Electron’s 20th launch of 2025 and Rocket Lab’s 78th mission overall, extending a record annual cadence.
- It was Rocket Lab’s fourth LC‑2 launch in the past three months for national security objectives, highlighting rapid, repeatable access to orbit.
- Recent context includes $155 million in Q3 revenue and a ~$1.1 billion backlog, a Bank of America price target raised to $60, and company guidance targeting a Neutron test early next year with three revenue flights projected after a successful test.