VICTUS HAZE Puma

U.S. Space Force VICTUS HAZE tactically responsive space mission, launched a record 16 hours 42 minutes after receiving the notice to launch; deployed Rocket Lab's Pioneer spacecraft, which then conducted a rendezvous demonstration approaching a Jackal satellite on orbit.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

150 kg (est.)

Flight

82nd

of 89 Electron flights

Date and time

19 June 2026, 10:19 UTC

Rocket

Electron

Builder

Rocket Lab

Launch site

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

Payload

Government/Top Secret

International designator

2026-142

Launches in 2026

148th of 243

See it in orbit

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