Bubbles
Bubbles was a Rocket Lab Electron mission that launched successfully at 01:36 UTC on 22 April 2026 (1:36 p.m. NZST on 22 April; 9:36 p.m. EDT on 21 April) from Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Island, Virginia.
01:36 UTC on 22 April 2026 · 1:36 p.m. NZST on 22 April · 9:36 p.m. EDT on 21 April
Mission State
This mission currently has a dated launch window in the tracker.
No livestream or replay link is currently attached to this mission.
Launch Updates
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Launch success.
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Mission completed.
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Liftoff.
by Cosmic_Penguin Source: fixupx.com
Updates via Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs).
Name Origin
The specific meaning behind the 'Bubbles' moniker for this HASTE mission remains undisclosed by Rocket Lab. Like many of their mission names, it likely refers to an internal project codename or a specific characteristic of the payload, but official details are not available.
Technical Details
Launch data cross-checked against Wikipedia.
Was this a jellyfish launch?
LowSun 20° below the horizon at liftoff — dark at the pad, only the upper stage might catch sunlight.
Details
- Unlikely
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Liftoff
- 9:36 p.m. EDT · 01:36 UTC
- Sunset
- 7:43 p.m. EDT · 23:43 UTC
- Civil dusk (−6°)
- 8:10 p.m. EDT · 00:10 UTC
- Nautical dusk (−12°)
- 8:44 p.m. EDT · 00:44 UTC
- Astronomical dusk (−18°)
- 9:18 p.m. EDT · 01:18 UTC
Twilight times at the pad (Wallops, VA) for the evening 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.