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Rocket Lab Launch Schedule: Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

Rocket Lab's launch site at Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand (Launch Complex 1) has 3 tracked pads: Launch Complex 1 (LC-1), Launch Complex 1A (LC-1A) and Launch Complex 1B (LC-1B). 84 Rocket Lab launches have lifted off from the site (80 successes, 4 failures), from It's a Test on 25 May 2017 to the most recent, Owlright, Owlright, Owlright on 26 September 2026. The next listed launch is We're Not Hawking Around, NET 21 October 2026. 55 missions from the site are on the upcoming manifest.

3 tracked pads84 launches flown55 upcoming
Last Updated: 3 days ago

Upcoming launches from Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

  1. We're Not Hawking Around
    LC-1 · TBD
  2. The Sea God Surveys
    LC-1 · TBD
  3. The Mountain God Rises
    LC-1 · TBD
  4. LOXSAT 1
    LC-1 · TBD
  5. BlackSky Gen-3 7
    LC-1 · TBD
  6. BlackSky Gen-3 9
    LC-1 · TBD
  7. BlackSky Gen-3 8
    LC-1 · TBD
  8. BlackSky Gen-3 6
    LC-1 · TBD
  9. iQPS Launch 11
    LC-1 · TBD
  10. Aspera
    LC-1 · TBD
  11. TSIS-2
    LC-1 · TBD
  12. PolSIR-2
    LC-1 · TBD
  13. PolSIR-1
    LC-1 · TBD
  14. StriX Launch 16
    LC-1 · TBD
  15. StriX Launch 14
    LC-1 · TBD
  16. StriX Launch 15
    LC-1 · TBD
  17. StriX Launch 17
    LC-1 · TBD
  18. iQPS Launch 12
    LC-1 · TBD
  19. iQPS Launch 13
    LC-1 · TBD
  20. iQPS Launch 16
    LC-1 · TBD
  21. iQPS Launch 15
    LC-1 · TBD
  22. iQPS Launch 14
    LC-1 · TBD
  23. iQPS Launch 17
    LC-1 · TBD
  24. StriX Launch 30
    LC-1 · TBD
  25. StriX Launch 31
    LC-1 · TBD
  26. StriX Launch 32
    LC-1 · TBD
  27. StriX Launch 33
    LC-1 · TBD
  28. StriX Launch 23
    LC-1 · TBD
  29. StriX Launch 25
    LC-1 · TBD
  30. StriX Launch 27
    LC-1 · TBD
  31. StriX Launch 47
    LC-1 · TBD
  32. StriX Launch 46
    LC-1 · TBD
  33. StriX Launch 38
    LC-1 · TBD
  34. StriX Launch 37
    LC-1 · TBD
  35. StriX Launch 36
    LC-1 · TBD
  36. StriX Launch 35
    LC-1 · TBD
  37. StriX Launch 34
    LC-1 · TBD
  38. StriX Launch 28
    LC-1 · TBD
  39. StriX Launch 29
    LC-1 · TBD
  40. StriX Launch 18
    LC-1 · TBD
  41. StriX Launch 45
    LC-1 · TBD
  42. StriX Launch 44
    LC-1 · TBD
  43. NorthStar 3
    LC-1 · TBD
  44. StriX Launch 21
    LC-1 · TBD
  45. StriX Launch 26
    LC-1 · TBD
  46. StriX Launch 24
    LC-1 · TBD
  47. StriX Launch 22
    LC-1 · TBD
  48. StriX Launch 20
    LC-1 · TBD
  49. StriX Launch 19
    LC-1 · TBD
  50. NorthStar 2
    LC-1 · TBD
  51. StriX Launch 43
    LC-1 · TBD
  52. StriX Launch 42
    LC-1 · TBD
  53. StriX Launch 41
    LC-1 · TBD
  54. StriX Launch 40
    LC-1 · TBD
  55. StriX Launch 39
    LC-1 · TBD

Launch history

  1. Owlright, Owlright, Owlright
    LC-1B · Success
  2. Owl By The Dozen
    LC-1B · Success
  3. Happily Ever Faster
    LC-1A · Success
  4. Owl Around The World
    LC-1B · Success
  5. The Lightning God Defends
    LC-1B · Success
  6. The Grain Goddess Provides
    LC-1A · Success
  7. Ten Owl Of Ten
    LC-1B · Success
  8. VICTUS HAZE Puma
    LC-1A · Success
  9. Viva La StriX
    LC-1B · Success
  10. Kakushin Rising
    LC-1A · Success
  11. Daughter Of The Stars
    LC-1A · Success
  12. Eight Days A Week
    LC-1B · Success
  13. Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed
    LC-1A · Success
  14. Bridging The Swarm
    LC-1A · Success
  15. The Cosmos Will See You Now
    LC-1A · Success
  16. The Wisdom God Guides
    LC-1B · Success
  17. Raise and Shine
    LC-1B · Success
  18. Follow My Speed
    LC-1A · Success
  19. The Nation God Navigates
    LC-1B · Success
  20. Owl New World
    LC-1A · Success
  21. Live, Laugh, Launch
    LC-1A · Success
  22. The Harvest Goddess Thrives
    LC-1B · Success
  23. Symphony In The Stars
    LC-1B · Success
  24. Get The Hawk Outta Here
    LC-1A · Success
  25. The Mountain God Guards
    LC-1A · Success
  26. Full Stream Ahead
    LC-1B · Success
  27. The Sea God Sees
    LC-1A · Success
  28. Finding Hot Wildfires Near You
    LC-1B · Success
  29. High Five
    LC-1A · Success
  30. The Lightning God Reigns
    LC-1B · Success
  31. Fasten Your Space Belts
    LC-1B · Success
  32. IoT 4 You and Me
    LC-1A · Success
  33. Owl The Way Up
    LC-1B · Success
  34. Ice AIS Baby
    LC-1B · Success
  35. Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
    LC-1B · Success
  36. Kinéis Killed the RadIoT Star
    LC-1A · Success
  37. A Sky Full of SARs
    LC-1B · Success
  38. Owl for One, One for Owl
    LC-1B · Success
  39. No Time Toulouse
    LC-1B · Success
  40. PREFIRE And Ice
    LC-1B · Success
  41. Ready, Aim, PREFIRE
    LC-1B · Success
  42. Beginning Of The Swarm
    LC-1B · Success
  43. Owl Night Long
    LC-1B · Success
  44. On Closer Inspection
    LC-1B · Success
  45. Four Of A Kind
    LC-1B · Success
  46. The Moon God Awakens
    LC-1B · Success
  47. We Will Never Desert You
    LC-1B · Failure
  48. We Love the Nightlife
    LC-1B · Success
  49. Baby Come Back
    LC-1B · Success
  50. Coming To A Storm Near You
    LC-1B · Success
  51. Rocket Like A Hurricane
    LC-1B · Success
  52. The Beat Goes On
    LC-1B · Success
  53. Catch Me If You Can
    LC-1B · Success
  54. It Argos Up From Here
    LC-1B · Success
  55. The Owl Spreads Its Wings
    LC-1B · Success
  56. Antipodean Adventure
    LC-1B · Success
  57. Wise One Looks Ahead
    LC-1A · Success
  58. CAPSTONE
    LC-1B · Success
  59. There and Back Again
    LC-1A · Success
  60. Without Mission A Beat
    LC-1A · Success
  61. The Owl’s Night Continues
    LC-1B · Success
  62. A Data With Destiny
    LC-1A · Success
  63. Love At First Insight
    LC-1A · Success
  64. It’s a Little Chile Up Here
    LC-1A · Success
  65. Running Out of Toes
    LC-1A · Failure
  66. They Go Up So Fast
    LC-1A · Success
  67. Another One Leaves The Crust
    LC-1A · Success
  68. The Owl's Night Begins
    LC-1A · Success
  69. Return to Sender
    LC-1A · Success
  70. In Focus
    LC-1A · Success
  71. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical
    LC-1A · Success
  72. Pics Or It Didn’t Happen
    LC-1A · Failure
  73. Don't Stop Me Now
    LC-1A · Success
  74. Birds of a Feather
    LC-1A · Success
  75. Running Out Of Fingers
    LC-1A · Success
  76. As The Crow Flies
    LC-1A · Success
  77. Look Ma, No Hands
    LC-1A · Success
  78. Make It Rain
    LC-1A · Success
  79. That's a Funny Looking Cactus
    LC-1A · Success
  80. Two Thumbs Up
    LC-1A · Success
  81. This One's For Pickering
    LC-1A · Success
  82. It's Business Time
    LC-1A · Success
  83. Still Testing
    LC-1A · Success
  84. It's a Test
    LC-1A · Failure

Pads at Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

Ground Systems

LC-1

Launch Complex 1

active NZ
Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand Operator · Rocket Lab
Recorded Launches
55
missions launched from this site
Annual Capacity
Unpublished
published cadence target
First Launch
TBD
Site Readiness
ACTIVE
Completion milestone not published
Vehicle Support
Electron
Ground Systems

LC-1A

Launch Complex 1A

active NZ
Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand Operator · Rocket Lab Coords · -39.263, 177.864

World's first private orbital launch complex. 50-tonne platform, 383 ft from LC-1B.

Recorded Launches
43
missions launched from this site
Annual Capacity
120 launches/year
published cadence target
First Launch
May 25, 2017
It's a Test
Site Readiness
ACTIVE
Completed Sep 26, 2016
Vehicle Support
Electron
Ground Systems

LC-1B

Launch Complex 1B

active NZ
Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand Operator · Rocket Lab Coords · -39.263, 177.864

Second pad added to double launch capacity.

Recorded Launches
41
missions launched from this site
Annual Capacity
120 launches/year
published cadence target
First Launch
Feb 28, 2022
The Owl’s Night Continues (StriX-β)
Site Readiness
ACTIVE
Completed Feb 2022
Vehicle Support
Electron