Electron
LOXSAT-1
Rocket Lab

Launch details

Launching company:
Vehicle:
Launch site:
Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula, Pad TBD (New Zealand)
Launch date:
31 December 2026 at 23:59:59 UTC (T-57 days)
Status:
Waiting for launch

Launch description

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch the LOXSAT-1 mission in 2026.

Missions

LOXSAT-1:
Eta Space's Liquid Oxygen Flight Demonstration (LOXSAT), a NASA Tipping Point mission integrated with a Rocket Lab Photon spacecraft bus. During a nine-month mission in low Earth orbit it will demonstrate 11 cryogenic fluid management technologies (reducing boiloff, transferring propellant, maintaining tank pressure and gauging propellant levels) for future in-space propellant depots, informing the design of Eta Space's Cryo-Dock depot.
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