Live, Laugh, Launch
Live, Laugh, Launch was a Rocket Lab Electron mission that launched successfully at 22:42 UTC on 23 August 2025 (10:42 a.m. NZST on 24 August; 6:42 p.m. EDT on 23 August) from Launch Complex 1A on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula.
22:42 UTC on 23 August 2025 · 10:42 a.m. NZST on 24 August · 6:42 p.m. EDT on 23 August
Mission State
This mission currently has a dated launch window in the tracker.
The primary watch link points to an official Rocket Lab source.
Launch Updates
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Launch success.
by Cosmic_Penguin Source: x.com -
Liftoff.
by Cosmic_Penguin Source: youtube.com -
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
by LL2 Source: youtube.com
Updates via Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs).
Name Origin
This mission name is a playful adaptation of the popular "Live, Laugh, Love" motto. It injects a touch of personality and excitement, humorously relating the common slogan to the thrilling action of a rocket launch.
Mission Overview
'Live, Laugh, Launch' is the second of two dedicated missions on Electron for a confidential customer in 2025. This mission deployed 5 satellites to a 655 km circular Earth orbit identified as “Calistus A to E”, identified as most likely for Low Earth Orbit communication satellite constellation operator E-Space.
Technical Details
Launch data cross-checked against Wikipedia.
Was this a jellyfish launch?
UnlikelySun 36° above the horizon at liftoff — daylight, the sky is too bright.
Details
- Unlikely
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Liftoff
- 10:42 a.m. NZST · 22:42 UTC
- Astronomical dawn (−18°)
- 5:14 a.m. NZST · 17:14 UTC
- Nautical dawn (−12°)
- 5:45 a.m. NZST · 17:45 UTC
- Civil dawn (−6°)
- 6:16 a.m. NZST · 18:16 UTC
- Sunrise
- 6:43 a.m. NZST · 18:43 UTC
Twilight times at the pad (Mahia, NZ) for the morning of the launch.
What's a rocket jellyfish? When a rocket launches in twilight, the ground is dark but its exhaust plume climbs into sunlight high above. The expanding plume glows against the dark sky in a jellyfish-like shape.
Space-Object Catalog
| Object | Operator | Built by | Mass | Orbit | Status | NORAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dresden 2025-185A · Payload | Operator E-Space | Built by E-Space Calistus | Mass 30 kg | Orbit 617 × 633 km · 98.0° | Status On orbit | NORAD 65297 |
Fourier 2025-185B · Payload | Operator E-Space | Built by E-Space Calistus | Mass 30 kg | Orbit 618 × 633 km · 98.0° | Status On orbit | NORAD 65298 |
Stark 2025-185C · Payload | Operator E-Space | Built by E-Space Calistus | Mass 30 kg | Orbit 611 × 624 km · 98.0° | Status On orbit | NORAD 65299 |
Electron 70 Kick Stage 2025-185D · Stage | Operator Rocket Lab Ltd. | Built by Rocket Lab Ltd. Kick Stage | Mass 50 kg | Orbit 648 × 665 km · 97.9° | Status On orbit | NORAD 65300 |
Basil 2025-185E · Payload | Operator E-Space | Built by E-Space Calistus | Mass 30 kg | Orbit 618 × 633 km · 98.0° | Status On orbit | NORAD 65301 |
Dojo 2025-185F · Payload | Operator E-Space | Built by E-Space Calistus | Mass 30 kg | Orbit 618 × 633 km · 98.0° | Status On orbit | NORAD 65302 |
Electron 70 Stage 2 2025-185G · Stage | Operator Rocket Lab Ltd. | Built by Rocket Lab Ltd. Electron St2 | Mass 250 kg | Orbit 125 × 206 km · 97.9° | Status Decayed 2025-09-04 | NORAD 65303 |