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Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare)
Technology
Rocket Lab(RL)CommercialElectron
SSOorbit
JAXA-manifested rideshare of eight separate spacecraft that includes educational small sats, an ocean monitoring satellite, a demonstration satellite for ultra-small multispectral cameras, and a deployable antenna that can be packed tightly using origami folding techniques and unfurled to 25 times its size. The satellites were originally planned to launch with RAISE-4 on a Japanese Epsilon-S rocket, but the Epsilon-S was heavily delayed due to test firing failures. The 8 satellites are: * MAGNARO-II * KOSEN-2R * WASEDA-SAT-ZERO-II * FSI-SAT2 * OrigamiSat-2 * Mono-Nikko * ARICA-2 * PRELUDE
Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#7,266
RL Mission
#87
Pad Launch
#40
Location Launch
#75
Designator
2026-088
Launch Window
NET
Apr 23, 2026, 3:09 AM
Precision
Minute
Schedule Changes
3 updates
Schedule Updates
3 entries- Current scheduleCurrentNo NET changeApr 23, 2026, 4:06 AMApr 23, 2026, 3:09 AM(Minute)Success
- Schedule updatedNo NET changeApr 23, 2026, 3:10 AMApr 23, 2026, 3:09 AM(Minute)In Flight
- Initial scheduleApr 16, 2026, 12:03 PMApr 23, 2026, 3:09 AM(Minute)Go
Electron Specs
Electron is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle (with an optional third stage) developed by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab. Electron is a small-lift launch vehicle designed to launch small satellites and cubesats to sun-synchronous orbit and low earth orbit. The Electron is the first orbital class rocket to use electric-pump-fed engines, powered by the 9 Rutherford engines on the first stage. It is also used as a suborbital testbed (called HASTE) for hypersonics research.
Length
18 m
Diameter
1.2 m
Launch Mass
13 t
Thrust
162 kN
LEO Capacity
300 kg
SSO Capacity
225 kg
Launch Cost
$6M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2017
Fastest Turnaround
21h 55m
Total Launches
88
Successful
84
Failed
4
Consecutive Success
47
Maiden flight: May 25, 2017
Social Flight Log
- Apr 23, 2026, 4:05 AM
Launch success.
Source - Apr 23, 2026, 3:09 AM
Liftoff.
Source - Apr 23, 2026, 2:44 AM
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
Source - Apr 22, 2026, 9:30 PM
Launch pad assigned.
Source - Apr 15, 2026, 10:52 PM
GO for launch.
Source - Mar 18, 2026, 5:41 AM
NET April 23.
Source - Oct 10, 2025, 2:17 PM
NET Q1 2026.
Source - Oct 10, 2025, 1:30 PM
Adding launch
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Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab is an American aerospace manufacturer with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. The company develops lightweight, cost-effective commercial rocket launch services. The Electron Program was founded on the premise that small payloads such as CubeSats require dedicated small launch vehicles and flexibility not currently offered by traditional rocket systems. Its rocket, the Electron, is a light-weight rocket and is now operating commercially. The company is also producing a variety of spacecrafts and spacecrafts components.
Founded
2006
Administrator
CEO: Peter Beck
Total Launches
88
Successful
84
Failed
4
Pending
42
Consecutive Success
47
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 is a commercial spaceport located close to Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of Māhia Peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is owned and operated by private spaceflight company Rocket Lab and supports launches of the company's Electron rocket for small satellites. With the launch of Electron on 25 May 2017, it became the first private spaceport to host an orbital launch attempt, and the first site in New Zealand to host an orbital launch attempt. With the Electron launch of 21 January 2018, it became the first private spaceport to host a successful orbital launch.
Timezone
Pacific/Auckland
Local Launch Time
Apr 23, 2026, 3:09 PM
Total Launches
76
Total Landings
17
Coordinates
-39.2608, 177.8659