Rocket Lab launched five satellites for a confidential customer this evening (Aug. 23) on the 70th overall liftoff of its Electron rocket.<\/p>\n
An Electron<\/a> carrying the satellite<\/a> quintet lifted off from Rocket Lab<\/a>‘s New Zealand site today at 6:42 p.m. EDT (2242 GMT; 10:42 a.m. on Aug. 24 local New Zealand time).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The mission, which Rocket Lab calls “Live, Laugh, Launch,” is sending five satellites to a circular orbit 413 miles (665 kilometers) above Earth<\/a>.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n That’s pretty much all we know about the flight, which is veiled in secrecy; it’s the second of two contracted missions that Electron will launch for a confidential customer, according to the company.<\/p>\n Rocket Lab ended its launch webcast about 10 minutes after liftoff today, at the request of the customer.<\/p>\n “Live, Laugh, Launch” was the 12th launch of 2025 and 70th overall for Electron, a 59-foot-tall (18 meters) rocket<\/a> that gives small satellites dedicated rides to Earth orbit and beyond.<\/p>\n