Electron | Bridging The Swarm | 30.01.2026

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23) 2. start RN Electron/Curie w 2026.
Nazwa misji: "Bridging The Swarm".

Start z Nowej Zelandii
  30.01. o 01:21:39 z Onenui wystrzelona została RN Electron/Curie, która wyniosła na orbitę satelitę NeonSat-1A.
http://lk.astronautilus.pl/n260116.htm#14
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/neonsat-1.htm

Rocket Lab @RocketLab 3:00 AM · Jan 29, 2026
Launch rehearsal is complete for our next Electron launch: the "Bridging The Swarm" dedicated mission for @KAISTPR, headed to a 540km low Earth orbit for the NEONSAT constellation.
Launch window opens tomorrow:
🚀1:55 pm NZDT, Jan 30
🚀00:55 UTC, Jan 30
🚀9:55 am KST, Jan 30
🚀7:55 pm EST, Jan 29
🚀4:55 pm PST, Jan 29

https://x.com/RocketLab/status/2016692788289782061

Rocket Lab @RocketLab 8:50 PM · Jan 29, 2026
Ready for another Electron launch?
Operations are underway for our 81st Electron mission, this time from LC-1 in ~5 hours' time.
'Bridging The Swarm' liftoff for @KAISTPR set for: [...]

https://x.com/RocketLab/status/2016962047800693145

Rocket Lab @RocketLab 10:57 PM · Jan 29, 2026
T-3 hours to liftoff for @KAISTPR. Here are the mission details for today's launch:
🚀Mission Name: "Bridging The Swarm"
⏰Launching: 1:55 p.m. NZDT
🌎Mission: Earth-observation
🛰️Payload: NEONSAT-1A
🎯Orbit: 540km LEO

https://x.com/RocketLab/status/2016994042488533429

Rocket Lab @RocketLab 1:21 AM · Jan 30, 2026
Liquid oxygen loading is underway for our Electron mission for @KAISTPR. Weather is 70% favorable for launch, with upper level wind speeds a watch item for today.
Webcast will be live in 15 mins https://youtube.com/watch?v=Iie55rBgwZY
Liftoff set for: [...]

https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/2017030316410720509

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Rocket Lab @RocketLab 2:24 AM · Jan 30, 2026
LIFTOFF! Electron is on its way to orbit with the NEONSAT-1A satellite for @kaistpr

https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/2017046143579148631

Peter Beck @Peter_J_Beck 4:23 AM · Jan 30, 2026
Nice lift off today.

https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/2017076079756976461

We’re LIVE with the launch broadcast for today’s mission. T-17 mins to launch.

https://x.com/RocketLab/status/2017034595687191011

Electron launches NeonSat-1A

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Rocket Lab @RocketLab 3:35 AM · Jan 30, 2026
MISSION SUCCESS! Payload deployment is confirmed for the ‘Bridging The Swarm’ mission for @KAISTPR.
✅ 2nd launch in 8 days
✅ 81st launch in total
✅ 100% mission success in 2026

https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/2017064026820460997

Rocket Lab @RocketLab 4:14 AM · Jan 30, 2026
Beautiful views of Electron's 81st launch of the "Bridging The Swarm" mission for @kaistpr.
📸: https://bit.ly/4t5ujXO

https://x.com/RocketLab/status/2017073890116456456

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Został wyniesiony południowokoreański satelita obserwacji Ziemi NEONSAT-1A na orbitę o parametrach: h=540 km, i=97,4°.

Pierwszy satelita NEONSAT-1 został wystrzelony 23.04.2024 w celu weryfikacji wszystkich systemów.
Na podstawie zdobytych doświadczeń i wprowadzonych zmian, KAIST zdecydował o wystrzeleniu kolejnego satelity demonstracyjnego, NEONSAT-1A.

Po weryfikacji jakości zdjęć, masowa produkcja kolejnych dziesięciu satelitów NEONSAT powinna się rozpocząć.
Mają one zostać wyniesione partiami po pięć, przy użyciu krajowej rakiety nośnej Nuri, w latach 2026 i 2027.

Satelity mają dostarczać obrazy Półwyspu Koreańskiego i przyległych wód z rozdzielczością przestrzenną 0,8 m w trybie panchromatycznym i 3,2 m w trybie multispektralnym.
Wszystkie satelity NEONSAT zostaną zbudowane na pomniejszonej platformie SpaceEye.
Oczekuje się, że będą działać przez co najmniej trzy lata.
https://x.com/Kosmo_Michal/status/2017523156957724692

Start z Nowej Zelandii
  30.01. o 01:21:39 z Onenui wystrzelona została RN Electron/Curie, która wyniosła na orbitę satelitę NeonSat-1A.
http://lk.astronautilus.pl/n260116.htm#13
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/neonsat-1.htm
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=64026.0

Mission Success: Rocket Lab Launches Korean Earth-Imaging Satellite, Completes 2nd Launch in 8 Days

Long Beach, Calif. January 30, 2026: Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its 81st Electron rocket and second launch in eight days to deploy a satellite for an Earth-observation constellation by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea’s leading university dedicated to science and technology.

‘Bridging The Swarm’ lifted off on January 30th at 2:21 p.m. NZDT (01:21 UTC) from Rocket Lab’s private orbital launch site, Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, to deploy the NEONSAT-1A satellite to a 540 km low Earth orbit. NEONSAT-1A is an advanced Earth observation satellite that will test the capabilities of the South Korean government’s future constellation of NEONSAT satellites to monitor natural disasters and national security events along the Korean Peninsula. The first satellite of this constellation, NEONSAT-1, was deployed by Rocket Lab in 2024 on a mission called ‘Beginning of The Swarm’.

Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Sir Peter Beck, says: “Two launches in eight days is a strong start to the year that speaks volumes about the demand for Electron and the excellence and dedication of the Rocket Lab team. We cemented our position as the leader in reliable and responsive launch with our record-breaking year of launches in 2025, and these latest launches show we’re gearing up for an even busier launch year in 2026.”

“Bridging The Swarm” was Rocket Lab’s second mission of 2026 and 81st launch overall. Upcoming launches in 2026 include missions for commercial Earth observation, international space agencies, national security, and hypersonic technology development.

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https://rocketlabcorp.com/updates/mission-success-rocket-lab-launches-korean-earth-imaging-satellite-completes-2nd-launch-in-8-days/