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Leidos-5
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Leidos
Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
LA-0
Orbit
Unknown
Thursday, December 31, 2026 Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Mission State
Schedule
Window to be announced
Rocket Lab has not published a precise launch time yet.
Coverage
Stream not published yet
Coverage often appears closer to launch, especially for updated NET dates.
Name Origin
AI
Mission Overview
This mission is a suborbital HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) launch conducted for Leidos as part of a contract for the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division. The HASTE vehicle is a modified Electron rocket designed to provide low-cost, high-cadence flight testing for hypersonic and suborbital payloads. This specific flight supports the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) program to accelerate the development of hypersonic technologies.
Technical Details
Vehicle
Electron
Rocket Lab launch vehicle
Launch Site
Launch Area 0
LA-0 · Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Target Orbit
Unknown
Planned deployment regime
Customer
Leidos
Mission customer