Electron • ‘The Cosmos Will See You Now’

January 18, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched two satellites into a circular orbit at an altitude of 1,050 km (652.4 mi) at an inclination of 89 degrees. The customer was Open Cosmos, a company headquartered in England, U.K. The satellites were deployed from the rocket nearly an hour and 10 minutes after liftoff.