{"id":2411,"date":"2025-11-26T14:39:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/rocket-lab-to-conduct-first-dedicated-electron-launches-with-jaxa\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T14:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:39:07","slug":"rocket-lab-to-conduct-first-dedicated-electron-launches-with-jaxa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/rocket-lab-to-conduct-first-dedicated-electron-launches-with-jaxa\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab to Conduct First Dedicated Electron Launches with JAXA"},"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\/1764135497192_638997323021123480.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"395\" alt=\"Rocket Lab to Conduct First Dedicated Electron Launches with JAXA\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1764135497192_638997323021123480.png\" style=\"opacity: 0;\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1764135497192_638997323021123480.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"395\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rocket Lab<\/strong>, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced the launch window for the first of two dedicated Electron launches with the <strong>Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The mission, named<em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>\u201cRAISE And Shine\u201d<\/em>, will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand during a launch window that opens on December 5 UTC. The mission will deploy the agency\u2019s RApid Innovative payload demonstration SatellitE-4 (RAISE-4) spacecraft, a single satellite that will demonstrate eight technologies developed by private companies, universities, and research institutions throughout Japan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Explore: Electron Launch Vehicle Details<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cRAISE And Shine\u201d is the first of two dedicated launches 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. The second dedicated launch on Electron for the program is scheduled take place from Q1 2026. The missions are Rocket Lab\u2019s first dedicated Electron launches directly contracted with JAXA, emphasizing Electron\u2019s importance to reliable global space access for both domestic and allied international space agencies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRAISE And Shine\u201d is also scheduled to be Rocket Lab\u2019s 19th launch this year, continuing Rocket Lab\u2019s record-breaking run of dedicated launches in a single year. Electron\u2019s launch cadence has increased every year since its first launch as global demand continues to rise for dedicated launches to space for government and commercial&nbsp;small satellites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rocket Lab, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced the launch window for the first of two dedicated Electron launches with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The mission, named&nbsp;\u201cRAISE And Shine\u201d, will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand during a launch window that opens on December 5 [&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":[72,25,20],"class_list":["post-2411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-global","tag-launch","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411"}],"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=2411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}