{"id":2309,"date":"2025-12-15T17:21:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/rocket-lab-completes-first-dedicated-electron-launch-for-japan-aerospace-exploration-agency\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T17:21:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:21:51","slug":"rocket-lab-completes-first-dedicated-electron-launch-for-japan-aerospace-exploration-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/rocket-lab-completes-first-dedicated-electron-launch-for-japan-aerospace-exploration-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab Completes First Dedicated Electron Launch for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1765777101549_639013739176276781.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"397\" alt=\"Rocket Lab Completes First Dedicated Electron Launch for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1765777101549_639013739176276781.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1765777101549_639013739176276781.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"397\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rocket Lab Corporation<\/strong>, a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its first dedicated mission for the <strong>Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 a pivotal marker of Electron\u2019s global importance for regular, reliable, and dedicated access to space.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cRAISE And Shine\u201d mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on December 14, 2025 at 03:09 UTC \/ 16:09 NZDT to successfully deploy the agency\u2019s RApid Innovative payload demonstration SatellitE-4 (RAISE-4) spacecraft: a demonstration of eight technologies developed by private companies, universities, and research institutions throughout Japan. The mission was the first of two dedicated missions for JAXA\u2019s Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program, an initiative by the agency to demonstrate new and innovative capabilities and technologies developed by Japan\u2019s space economy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Explore: Upcoming Rocket Lab Missions<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rocket Lab\u2019s successful launch for JAXA reflects the growing integration of commercial companies into national space programs both domestically and internationally. As the established small launch leader in the United States, Electron is also the preferred choice for reliable small launch globally, with its second upcoming mission for JAXA scheduled for launch in Q1 2026. A dedicated Electron launch for the European Space Agency (ESA) is also planned for launch in the new year, further highlighting Electron\u2019s international demand.<\/p>\n<p>Rocket Lab founder and CEO, <strong>Sir Peter Beck<\/strong>, said: \u201cThis dedicated mission delivered precision and reliability for one of the world\u2019s most respected space agencies, and we couldn\u2019t be prouder of supporting JAXA with the dedicated access to space needed to support the growth of Japan\u2019s aerospace economy. We\u2019re proud to continue delivering the responsiveness and performance that Japan\u2019s satellite operators have come to rely on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1765777521852_639013743298010681.png\" width=\"612\" height=\"306\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" ><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRAISE And Shine\u201d was Rocket Lab\u2019s 19th launch of the year: an extension of the Company\u2019s new Electron annual launch record established just last month with two back-to-back missions launched in 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cMP328yoUu4?&amp;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"fr-draggable\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its first dedicated mission for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)&nbsp;\u2013 a pivotal marker of Electron\u2019s global importance for regular, reliable, and dedicated access to space. The \u201cRAISE And Shine\u201d mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[25,20],"class_list":["post-2309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-launch","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}