US EditionRocketLab Sends Japanese Communications Satellite Into Orbit
The mission deployed eight Japanese technology demonstrations under JAXA’s Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program, marking Rocket Lab’s 19th launch of 2025.
- On December 14, 2025, Rocket Lab Corporation launched the RAISE And Shine mission from Launch Complex 1 at Māhia, New Zealand, deploying Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's RApId Innovative payload demonstration SatellitE-4 carrying eight technology demonstrations.
- The mission stems from Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program and is the first of two dedicated JAXA missions, carrying eight payload technologies from private companies, universities, and research institutions in Japan.
- RAISE And Shine marked Rocket Lab's 19th launch of the year, extending Electron's record after two back-to-back missions launched in 48 hours; Electron is the world's most frequently launched orbital small rocket.
- The flight advances Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency 's tech-demonstration goals by deploying experiments, and a dedicated Electron launch for the European Space Agency is planned for the new year.
- As a Nasdaq-listed company , Rocket Lab Corporation's next launch of 2025 is scheduled from Launch Complex 2 this month, and its spacecraft have enabled more than 1,700 missions.
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MAHIA, New Zealand, Dec. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its first dedicated mission for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) – a pivotal marker of Electron's global importance for regular, reliable, and dedicated access to space. The "RAISE And Shine" mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Lau…
Rocket Lab Successfully Delivers Japanese Tech Experimental Satellite To Orbit
Rocket Lab successfully delivers Japanese tech experimental satellite to orbit Rocket Lab successfully introduced a Japanese technology satellite on Saturday, December 13. The Electron rocket, which is 59-foot-tall, launched the “RAISE and Shine’’ mission from Rocket Lab’s New Zealand site on December14. This was the first flight of the “RAISE and Shine” mission “RAISE and Shine’’ is the initial flight that Rocket Lab has contracted directly wit…
RAISE and Shine: Electron Debuts on First of Two Missions for JAXA
Rocket Lab’s Electron lifted off successfully on December 13, 2025, at 03:09 UTC, from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. The mission, named RAISE and Shine, carried the Japanese technology demonstration satellite RAISE-4 toward its planned 540 km sun-synchronous circular orbit. The flight marked another operational success for Electron in a year of high cadence. Rocket Lab has now flown 18 missions in 2025, including 15 orbital launches and three…
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