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Rocket Lab Flies Its 18th Electron of 2026, Completing Synspective's First 13 Radar Satellites
The 97th Electron flight lifted off from Mahia, New Zealand. Fourteen more launches remain booked to finish the constellation by the end of the decade.
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By Tomás Videla
Sep 26, 2026 · 5 min read
Rocket Lab completed its 97th Electron mission on Friday, launching the 13th StriX synthetic aperture radar satellite for the Japanese operator Synspective from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The company announced mission success at 9:43 p.m. Eastern.
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Tomás Videla
Tomás writes about growth-stage companies, compensation and the private markets that fund them.
Tomás writes about growth-stage companies, compensation and the private markets that fund them.