The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency<\/b> (JAXA) has ordered two dedicated Electron launches from Rocket Lab<\/b>, the first of which will launch as soon as this December. <\/p>\n
This is Rocket Lab\u2019s first launch deal with JAXA, but the company has signed a number of recent launch agreements with Japanese customers: a 10-launch deal with Synspective and a three-launch deal with iQPS. <\/p>\n
Both launches will deploy satellites for JAXA\u2019s Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program and launch from Rocket Lab\u2019s facilities in New Zealand. <\/p>\n
The first launch will deploy RAISE-4, a satellite in JAXA\u2019s Rapid Innovative Payload Demonstration program, which will demonstrate eight technologies from Japanese companies, universities, and research institutions. <\/p>\n
The second launch, targeted for 2026, is a rideshare mission manifested by JAXA with eight satellites. This includes educational smallsats, an ocean monitoring satellite, a demonstration satellite for ultra-small multispectral cameras, and a deployable antenna that uses origami folding techniques. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an incredible honor to be entrusted by JAXA to further their goals of innovation and development for Japan. These missions are a demonstration of Electron\u2019s global importance, supporting the growth of Japan\u2019s space industry with launch on a U.S. rocket from a New Zealand launch site, and we\u2019re proud to be entrusted to deliver them,\u201d Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck said in a release. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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