Rocket Lab Shares Rise 6% Premarket on Signing Contract With Japan's National Space Agency for Two Electron Launches

THOMSON REUTERS
Oct 10, 2025

Rocket Lab Shares Rise 6% Premarket on Signing Contract With Japan's National Space Agency for Two Electron Launches

Rocket Lab Corporation has announced it has signed a direct contract with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for two dedicated Electron launches.

The missions will be launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. The first launch, scheduled for December 2025, will deploy JAXA's RApid Innovative payload demonstration SatellitE-4 (RAISE-4) spacecraft, which will demonstrate eight technologies developed by private companies, universities, and research institutions in Japan.

The second launch, planned for 2026, will be a rideshare mission carrying eight separate spacecraft, including educational small satellites, an ocean monitoring satellite, a demonstration satellite for ultra-small multispectral cameras, and a deployable antenna.

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