Rocket Lab's RAISE And Shine mission in December 2025 deployed the RAISE-4 spacecraft for JAXA.
RAISE-4 launched late last year on the RAISE And Shine mission.
Rocket Lab launched the 'Raise and Shine' mission on December 15, 2025, carrying a demonstration of orbital debris mitigation technology developed by Axelspace.
The 'Raise and Shine' mission carried an orbital debris mitigation demonstration project developed by Axelspace.
Rocket Lab launched the 'Raise and Shine' mission on December 15.
The RAISE And Shine flight lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula on December 14, 2025 at 03:09 UTC / 16:09 NZDT.
Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle successfully launched the 'RAISE and Shine' satellite for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) from the Mahia Peninsula.
The Electron rocket has lifted off carrying the mission titled 'RAISE And Shine' to space for JAXA.
The launch of 'RAISE And Shine' for JAXA is now targeted for no earlier than Sunday, December 14 NZDT.
The RAISE And Shine mission is scheduled for no earlier than December 12.
The 'RAISE and Shine' launch will take place at 7:00 PM PT on December 8, 2023.
The 'RAISE and Shine' launch is set for 12:00 PM JST on December 9, 2023.
The 'RAISE and Shine' launch is scheduled for 03:00 UTC, December 9, 2023.
The 'RAISE and Shine' launch is planned for 10:00 PM ET on December 8, 2023.
The 'RAISE and Shine' launch will occur at 4:00 PM NZDT on December 9, 2023.
The launch of 'RAISE and Shine' is targeted for no earlier than Tuesday, December 9, 2023, NZDT.
The RAISE And Shine mission will deploy JAXA’s RApid Innovative payload demonstration SatellitE-4 (RAISE-4) spacecraft.
The launch of 'RAISE And Shine' for JAXA is now targeted for no earlier than Sunday, December 7 NZDT due to unfavorable weather over Launch Complex 1.
The mission is named 'RAISE And Shine'.
The next step is the Wet Dress Rehearsal for the 'RAISE and Shine' mission before the launch window opens on December 5 UTC.