LOXSAT 1 launch time, date and countdown
TBD 2026 (date TBD)
No launch date has been set yet (listed as 2026). The countdown starts once a date is announced.
Launch details
- Target
- 2026 (date TBD)
- Status
- TBD To Be Determined
- Provider
- Rocket Lab (Commercial)
- Rocket
- Electron
- Mission
- LOXSAT 1
- Mission type
- Technology
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Pad
- Unknown Pad
- Location
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
- Country code
- NZL
Times can change. Central time is America/Chicago (CST/CDT). Source: Launch Library 2.
About this launch
LOXSAT 1 is a launch of the Electron rocket operated by Rocket Lab. No launch date has been set yet. Launch Library 2 currently lists it as no earlier than 2026, so the date and time shown on this page are placeholders until a real date is announced. The launch site is Unknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. The target orbit is Low Earth Orbit. Mission type: Technology. Launch Library 2 lists the current status as “To Be Determined”.
Mission description
LOXSAT 1 is a demonstration satellite of a complete cryogenic oxygen fluid management system in orbit, developed by Eta Space and sponsored by NASA's Tipping Point program. The system will be integrated on a Rocket Lab Photon-LEO satellite bus and collect critical cryogenic fluid management data in orbit for 9 months, demonstrating capabilities of in-space cryogenic storage and transferal. Eta Space plans to use technology developed for this mission to develop a truly commercial depot intended to serve multiple customers in the future.
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