Rocket Lab completes first dedicated launch for European Space Agency

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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 85th Mission and First Dedicated Launch for European Space Agency

March 28, 2026 6:39 AM EDT

MAHIA, New Zealand, March 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (Rocket Lab or the Company), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully completed its first dedicated launch for the European Space Agency (ESA), demonstrating Electrons key and growing role in supporting space agency missions with repeatable and reliable commercial launch services.

The launch, named Daughter Of The Stars, lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on March 28th at 10:14 pm NZT to successfully deliver ESAs Celeste mission to orbit: the first two... More