Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare)

Kakushin Rising mission for JAXA's Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program deployed eight Japanese small satellites, including one with an origami-folded antenna, to sun-synchronous orbit from Mahia, New Zealand, on Electron's 79th flight.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

150 kg

Flight

79th

of 89 Electron flights

Date and time

23 April 2026, 03:09 UTC

Rocket

Electron

Builder

Rocket Lab

Launch site

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

Payload

Technology

International designator

2026-088

Launches in 2026

93rd of 243

See it in orbit

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