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Rocket Lab's LOXSAT Mission Set for 2026 Launch

10/23/2025

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Rocket Lab has completed Photon spacecraft for the LOXSAT mission, a collaboration with Eta Space and National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
LOXSAT will demonstrate a cryogenic fluid management system, paving the way for a cryogenic propellant depot in low Earth orbit by 2030.
The Systems Integration Review was completed in September, enabling the project to proceed toward the Electron launch in early 2026.

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Rocket Lab has completed Photon spacecraft for the LOXSAT mission, a collaboration with Eta Space and National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
LOXSAT will demonstrate a cryogenic fluid management system, paving the way for a cryogenic propellant depot in low Earth orbit by 2030.
The Systems Integration Review was completed in September, enabling the project to proceed toward the Electron launch in early 2026.