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Rocket Lab Launch History & Statistics

97 launches96% success18 in 2026
Last Updated: 3 days ago

As of October 19, 2026, Rocket Lab has flown 97 launches: 88 orbital Electron launches and 9 HASTE suborbital launches, with 4 failures (a 96% success rate). In 2026 it has launched 18 missions. The most recent was Owlright, Owlright, Owlright on Sep 26, 2026.

How many launches has Rocket Lab done?

Completed launches per vehicle. Failures include partial failures; upcoming counts scheduled and unconfirmed missions.

Rocket Lab launches by vehicle
VehicleLaunchesSuccessesFailuresSuccess rateUpcoming
Electron8884495%55
HASTE990100%3
Neutron000—3
All vehicles9793496%61

What is Rocket Lab's launch success rate?

Of 97 completed launches, 93 succeeded and 4 failed, a 96% success rate. The most recent failure was We Will Never Desert You on Sep 19, 2023; 56 successful launches have flown since.

Rocket Lab launches by year

Completed launches per calendar year (UTC).

Rocket Lab launches per year
YearElectronHASTELaunchesSuccessesFailuresSuccess rate
202615318180100%
202518321210100%
202414216160100%
202391109190%
202290990100%
20216065183%
20207076186%
201960660100%
201830330100%
2017101010%

Launches by launch site

Rocket Lab launches per launch site
Launch sitePadsLaunchesSuccessesFailures
Māhia Peninsula, New ZealandLC-1B, LC-1A84804
Wallops Island, VirginiaLC-213130

Complete Rocket Lab launch list

Every completed Rocket Lab launch, newest first. Browse all missions or see the mission patches.

Completed Rocket Lab launches, newest first
Date (UTC)MissionVehicleCustomerOutcome
Owlright, Owlright, OwlrightElectronSynspectiveSuccess
Owl By The DozenElectronSynspectiveSuccess
Happily Ever FasterElectronBlackSkySuccess
Owl Around The WorldElectronSynspectiveSuccess
The Lightning God DefendsElectroniQPSSuccess
The Grain Goddess ProvidesElectroniQPSSuccess
Ten Owl Of TenElectronSynspectiveSuccess
VICTUS HAZE PumaElectronU.S. Space ForceSuccess
CurveballHASTE—Success
Viva La StriXElectronSynspectiveSuccess
Kakushin RisingElectronJAXASuccess
BubblesHASTE—Success
Daughter Of The StarsElectronESASuccess
Eight Days A WeekElectronSynspectiveSuccess
Insight At Speed Is A Friend IndeedElectronBlackSkySuccess
That's Not A KnifeHASTEU.S. Space ForceSuccess
Bridging The SwarmElectronKAISTSuccess
The Cosmos Will See You NowElectronOpen CosmosSuccess
The Wisdom God GuidesElectroniQPSSuccess
Don't Be Such A SquareElectronU.S. Space ForceSuccess
Raise and ShineElectronJAXASuccess
Follow My SpeedElectronBlackSkySuccess
Prometheus RunHASTE—Success
The Nation God NavigatesElectroniQPSSuccess
Owl New WorldElectronSynspectiveSuccess
JUSTINHASTE—Success
JENNAHASTE—Success
Live, Laugh, LaunchElectron—Success
The Harvest Goddess ThrivesElectroniQPSSuccess
Symphony In The StarsElectronEchoStarSuccess
Get The Hawk Outta HereElectronHawkEye 360Success
The Mountain God GuardsElectroniQPSSuccess
Full Stream AheadElectronBlackSkySuccess
The Sea God SeesElectroniQPSSuccess
Finding Hot Wildfires Near YouElectronOrora TechnologiesSuccess
High FiveElectronKinéisSuccess
The Lightning God ReignsElectroniQPSSuccess
Fasten Your Space BeltsElectronBlackSkySuccess
IoT 4 You and MeElectronKinéisSuccess
Owl The Way UpElectronSynspectiveSuccess
StonehengeHASTE—Success
Ice AIS BabyElectronKinéisSuccess
HASTE A La VistaHASTELeidosSuccess
Changes In Latitudes, Changes In AttitudesElectronE-SpaceSuccess
Kinéis Killed the RadIoT StarElectronKinéisSuccess
A Sky Full of SARsElectronCapellaSuccess
Owl for One, One for OwlElectronSynspectiveSuccess
No Time ToulouseElectronKinéisSuccess
PREFIRE And IceElectronNASASuccess
Ready, Aim, PREFIREElectronNASASuccess
Beginning Of The SwarmElectronKAISTSuccess
Live and Let FlyElectronU.S. Space ForceSuccess
Owl Night LongElectronSynspectiveSuccess
On Closer InspectionElectronAstroscaleSuccess
Four Of A KindElectronNorthStarSuccess
The Moon God AwakensElectroniQPSSuccess
We Will Never Desert YouElectronCapellaFailure
We Love the NightlifeElectronCapellaSuccess
Baby Come BackElectron—Success
Scout's ArrowHASTELeidosSuccess
Coming To A Storm Near YouElectronNASASuccess
Rocket Like A HurricaneElectronNASASuccess
The Beat Goes OnElectronBlackSkySuccess
Stronger TogetherElectronCapellaSuccess
Virginia is for Launch LoversElectronHawkEye 360Success
Catch Me If You CanElectronSNSASuccess
It Argos Up From HereElectronGeneral AtomicsSuccess
The Owl Spreads Its WingsElectronSynspectiveSuccess
Antipodean AdventureElectronU.S. Space ForceSuccess
Wise One Looks AheadElectronU.S. Space ForceSuccess
CAPSTONEElectronNASASuccess
There and Back AgainElectronUnseenlabsSuccess
Without Mission A BeatElectronBlackSkySuccess
The Owl’s Night ContinuesElectronSynspectiveSuccess
A Data With DestinyElectronBlackSkySuccess
Love At First InsightElectronBlackSkySuccess
It’s a Little Chile Up HereElectronU.S. Space ForceSuccess
Running Out of ToesElectronBlackSkyFailure
They Go Up So FastElectron—Success
Another One Leaves The CrustElectronOHBSuccess
The Owl's Night BeginsElectronSynspectiveSuccess
Return to SenderElectronUnseenlabsSuccess
In FocusElectron—Success
I Can’t Believe It’s Not OpticalElectronCapellaSuccess
Pics Or It Didn’t HappenElectron—Failure
Don't Stop Me NowElectron—Success
Birds of a FeatherElectronU.S. Space ForceSuccess
Running Out Of FingersElectronAlba OrbitalSuccess
As The Crow FliesElectronAstro DigitalSuccess
Look Ma, No HandsElectronUnseenlabsSuccess
Make It RainElectronSpaceflightSuccess
That's a Funny Looking CactusElectron—Success
Two Thumbs UpElectronU.S. Space ForceSuccess
This One's For PickeringElectronNASASuccess
It's Business TimeElectronFleet SpaceSuccess
Still TestingElectron—Success
It's a TestElectron—Failure

Upcoming and unconfirmed launches

Scheduled missions, soonest first. Dates are no-earlier-than targets and may move.

Upcoming Rocket Lab launches, soonest first
Date (UTC)MissionVehicleCustomerOutcome
We're Not Hawking AroundElectronHawkEye 360TBD
The Sea God SurveysElectroniQPSTBD
The Mountain God RisesElectroniQPSTBD
Leidos-5HASTELeidosTBD
LOXSAT 1ElectronNASATBD
BlackSky Gen-3 7Electron—TBD
Leidos-4HASTELeidosTBD
BlackSky Gen-3 9Electron—TBD
BlackSky Gen-3 8Electron—TBD
Leidos-3HASTELeidosTBD
BlackSky Gen-3 6Electron—TBD
iQPS Launch 11ElectroniQPSTBD
AsperaElectronNASATBD
TSIS-2Electron—TBD
PolSIR-2Electron—TBD
PolSIR-1Electron—TBD
Maiden FlightNeutronRocket LabTBD
StriX Launch 16ElectronSynspectiveTBD
NZSA Venus MissionNeutron—TBD
StriX Launch 14ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 15ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 17ElectronSynspectiveTBD
iQPS Launch 12ElectroniQPSTBD
iQPS Launch 13ElectroniQPSTBD
iQPS Launch 16ElectroniQPSTBD
iQPS Launch 15ElectroniQPSTBD
iQPS Launch 14ElectroniQPSTBD
Kepler Communications ConstellationNeutron—TBD
iQPS Launch 17ElectroniQPSTBD
StriX Launch 30ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 31ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 32ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 33ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 23ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 25ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 27ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 47ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 46ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 38ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 37ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 36ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 35ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 34ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 28ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 29ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 18ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 45ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 44ElectronSynspectiveTBD
NorthStar 3Electron—TBD
StriX Launch 21ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 26ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 24ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 22ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 20ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 19ElectronSynspectiveTBD
NorthStar 2Electron—TBD
StriX Launch 43ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 42ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 41ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 40ElectronSynspectiveTBD
StriX Launch 39ElectronSynspectiveTBD