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Bridging The Swarm placed the NEONSAT-1A spacecraft into a 540 kilometer low Earth orbit.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jan 31, 2026Rocket Lab conducts second Electron mission in eight days to orbit Korean imaging satellite

Bridging The Swarm lifted off on January 30 at 2:21 p.m. NZDT (01:21 UTC) from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Jan 31, 2026Rocket Lab conducts second Electron mission in eight days to orbit Korean imaging satellite

Bridging The Swarm was Rocket Lab's second mission of 2026.

PlanGeneralValue 2.0Jan 31, 2026Rocket Lab conducts second Electron mission in eight days to orbit Korean imaging satellite

Payload deployment was confirmed for the 'Bridging The Swarm' mission for KAIST.

PlanValue 3.0Jan 30, 2026After several delays, Rocket Lab finally launched KAIST's NeonSat-1A. NeonSat-1A is the 2nd of 2 demonstration satellites for South Korea's Microsatellite Constellation. The 10 operational satellites are set to launch across 2 KSLV "Nuri" rockets in Q3 2026 (likely August) & 2027

Rocket Lab's launch safety page is targeting 00:55 UTC tonight for the Bridging The Swarm mission carrying NeonSat-1A.

PlanValue 4.0Jan 27, 2026Per their launch safety page, Rocket Lab is targeting tonight at 00:55 UTC for their "Bridging The Swarm" mission with NeonSat-1A. However, Rocket Lab has not yet said anything about this next launch attempt. This is now the 3rd time this has happened in the last few months.

The Bridging The Swarm mission includes the NeonSat-1A payload.

GeneralPlanValue 3.5Jan 27, 2026Per their launch safety page, Rocket Lab is targeting tonight at 00:55 UTC for their "Bridging The Swarm" mission with NeonSat-1A. However, Rocket Lab has not yet said anything about this next launch attempt. This is now the 3rd time this has happened in the last few months.

Bridging The Swarm is scheduled NET January 26 between 22:45 and 02:00 UTC.

PlanValue 4.0Jan 27, 2026Per their launch safety page, Rocket Lab is targeting tonight at 00:55 UTC for their "Bridging The Swarm" mission with NeonSat-1A. However, Rocket Lab has not yet said anything about this next launch attempt. This is now the 3rd time this has happened in the last few months.

Hazard areas for the launch after The Cosmos Will See You Now have been published and match the Bridging The Swarm mission.

GeneralValue 2.0Jan 27, 2026Per their launch safety page, Rocket Lab is targeting tonight at 00:55 UTC for their "Bridging The Swarm" mission with NeonSat-1A. However, Rocket Lab has not yet said anything about this next launch attempt. This is now the 3rd time this has happened in the last few months.

Previous delays of the 'Bridging The Swarm' mission were due to technical issues.

PlanValue 1.6Jan 21, 2026Meanwhile hazard area's for the next launch after "The Cosmos Will See You Now" have also already appeared! These match with the "Bridging The Swarm" mission, which was previously delayed due to technical issues. It's now scheduled for NET January 26th between 22:45 & 02:00 UTC.

The 'Bridging The Swarm' mission is now scheduled for NET January 26th, 2026 between 22:45 & 02:00 UTC.

PlanValue 4.0Jan 21, 2026Meanwhile hazard area's for the next launch after "The Cosmos Will See You Now" have also already appeared! These match with the "Bridging The Swarm" mission, which was previously delayed due to technical issues. It's now scheduled for NET January 26th between 22:45 & 02:00 UTC.

The delay for the 'Bridging The Swarm' mission was caused by two earlier launch attempts being scrubbed due to technical issues.

PlanValue 2.2Dec 21, 2025Because this was their final launch, the "Bridging The Swarm" mission with KAIST's NeonSat-1A satellite has delayed into 2026 after 2 earlier launch attempts were scrubbed due to technical issues.

The 'Bridging The Swarm' mission with KAIST's NeonSat-1A satellite has been delayed into 2026.

PlanValue 4.0Dec 21, 2025Because this was their final launch, the "Bridging The Swarm" mission with KAIST's NeonSat-1A satellite has delayed into 2026 after 2 earlier launch attempts were scrubbed due to technical issues.

The first attempt for the 'Bridging The Swarm' mission was aborted due to sensor data issues.

PlanValue 3.0Dec 15, 2025Less then 2 days after their last launch, Rocket Lab is back on the pad! This will be the 2nd attempt for the "Bridging The Swarm" mission following an earlier abort due to sensor data. Inside of the fairing is NeonSat-1A for South Korea's "Microsatellite Constellation".

Rocket Lab is preparing for the second attempt of the 'Bridging The Swarm' mission.

PlanValue 3.5Dec 15, 2025Less then 2 days after their last launch, Rocket Lab is back on the pad! This will be the 2nd attempt for the "Bridging The Swarm" mission following an earlier abort due to sensor data. Inside of the fairing is NeonSat-1A for South Korea's "Microsatellite Constellation".

The next Electron mission is titled 'Bridging The Swarm' for KAIST.

PlanValue 3.0Dec 10, 2025RT by @GewoonLukas_: It’s launch day! Our next Electron mission from LC-1 is “Bridging The Swarm” for @kaistpr, scheduled for liftoff today from 1:55 pm NZDT/00:55 UTC. 🚀9:55 am KST 🚀7:55 pm EST 🚀4:55 pm PST 🚀00:55 UTC 🚀1:55 pm NZDT

The ‘Bridging The Swarm’ mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than Thursday, December 11 UTC (Dec 10 ET).

PlanValue 4.0Dec 10, 2025Launch Schedule Shifted by Rocket Lab

The Electron mission for KAIST is named ‘Bridging The Swarm’.

GeneralValue 2.0Dec 10, 2025Launch Schedule Shifted by Rocket Lab

The launch window for the 'Bridging The Swarm' mission will open on Thursday, December 11, 2023, NZDT.

PlanValue 4.0Dec 10, 2025RT by @GewoonLukas_: Launch update: Our next Electron launch from LC-1 will be a dedicated mission for @kaistpr. The launch window for ‘Bridging The Swarm’ will open Thursday Dec 11 NZDT. 🚀 1:45pm, Dec 11 NZDT 🚀 00:45, Dec 11 UTC 🚀 9:45am, Dec 11 KST 🚀 7:45pm, Dec 10 ET 🚀 4:45pm, Dec 10 PT Find out more: https://rocketlabcorp.com/missions/next-mission/