Raise and Shine (RAISE-4)

The 'RAISE And Shine' mission deployed JAXA's RAISE-4 satellite from Mahia, New Zealand, carrying eight technology demonstration payloads from Japanese companies and universities; it was Rocket Lab's first dedicated launch for the Japanese space agency.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

110 kg

Flight

71st

of 89 Electron flights

Date and time

14 December 2025, 03:09 UTC

Rocket

Electron

Builder

Rocket Lab

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Payload

Technology

International designator

2025-297

Launches in 2025

309th of 329

See it in orbit

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