FIRST ROCKET LAB LAUNCH IN U.S., Jan 24, 2023, Wallops Island, VA, 6:00 pm ET

Update, January 23, 2023:  The launch has been postponed again due to weather. They will try again on January 24. Same launch window.

Weather conditions have deteriorated at Wallops with rain and strong winds at LC-2, so we’re now targeting Tuesday Jan 24th for our first Electron mission from Virginia.

Launch window opens:
UTC | 23:00
ET | 18:00
PT | 15:00
NZDT | 12:00 Jan 25th

?@TheFavoritist pic.twitter.com/3W1ozKB1P9

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) January 22, 2023

Update, January 11, 2023:  Rocket Lab has set a new launch date of January 23. The launch window again is 6:00-8:00 pm ET.

Virginia, the countdown is back on!

Electron is scheduled to launch from @NASA_Wallops on January 23 carrying three sats for @Hawkeye360.

Learn more about our first Electron mission from U.S. soil: https://t.co/DMaQ2Q5R4c pic.twitter.com/uxNnyiCLt5

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) January 11, 2023

Update, December 19, 6:30 pm ET:  Rocket Lab says it now will be January 2023 before they can try again.

Continued strong upper-level winds tomorrow have ruled out the final day of the launch window for our 1st mission from @NASA_Wallops. A new window is now scheduled to open in Jan for the Virginia is for Launch Lovers mission. Team and rocket are ready, so stay tuned for updates! pic.twitter.com/CrbuamwQ7u

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) December 19, 2022

Update, December 19:  Rocket Lab concluded winds will still be a problem on December 19. They are assessing when the next attempt will be made.

Due to continued strong upper-level winds forecast for tomorrow, we are standing down from a Dec 19 launch attempt. We’re assessing remaining opportunities for launch this month before holiday airspace restrictions prevent further launch attempts in Dec. Stay tuned for updates!? pic.twitter.com/g8ovCsrE5Q

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) December 19, 2022

Update, December 18, 8:00 pm ET:  The launch was scrubbed due to upper level winds. They’ll try again tomorrow.

Update, December 17, 9:30 pm ET:  Rocket Lab confirms they are go for launch tomorrow, December 18, during a two-hour launch window 6:00-8:00 pm ET.  It will be webcast on YouTube.

We are GO for launch tomorrow!

The launch window for our first lift-off from @NASA_Wallops opens at 6:00 pm ET Sunday 18 December. https://t.co/cQNxacneON https://t.co/AUyJKtXTjm pic.twitter.com/CQa3Q2hxU7

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) December 17, 2022

Update, December 15, 7:15 pm ET:  Rocket Lab just tweeted that the launch has been delayed until no earlier than December 18 as NASA and the FAA continue to close out documentation. “Stay tuned for updates.”

Electron is on the pad and ready to fly, but with NASA & the FAA working to close out final documentation required for launch, we’re now targeting no earlier than Sunday December 18 for our first mission from Wallops. Stay tuned for updates! pic.twitter.com/iUg48vkFSg

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) December 16, 2022

Update, December 15, 6:00 pm ET:  As of this moment, the launch is still on for tomorrow, December 16, between 6:00-8:00 pm ET, although Rocket Lab cautioned in a tweet earlier today to stay tuned for weather updates.

Update, December 13:  Another delay, to December 16.

Launch update ? Due to poor weather conditions in the Wallops area, @RocketLab‘s first U.S. launch of Electron is now targeting no earlier than Dec. 16. Wallops also continues to work with the FAA on final documentation for launch. https://t.co/ISd1Wm4Wb3 pic.twitter.com/GdlEI08SsS

— NASA Wallops (@NASA_Wallops) December 14, 2022

Update, December 11: The launch date has slipped to no earlier than December 15 because of “range/airspace availability” and Rocket Lab cautions that further delays due to weather are possible. The launch window remains 6:00-8:00 pm ET.  From a Rocket Lab email this morning:

Update, December 10, 3:15 pm ET:  Rocket Lab says the launch is still on for December 13.  Its website says the launch is beteen 6:00-8:00 pm ET.

Original Entry: Rocket Lab will conduct its first launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, VA, on December 13, 2020. The time was not announced.  Earlier planned for December 9, it was postponed due to poor weather.

? Launch update ?Due to an incoming weather front bringing strong upper-level winds and unsettled conditions through the weekend, we are now targeting no earlier than Tues December 13 for our inaugural mission from Launch Complex 2 for @hawkeye360.

? @TrevorMahlmann pic.twitter.com/vherArGO6X

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) December 7, 2022

To date, Rocket Lab launches have been from the company’s Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula. This is the inaugural launch at the new Launch Complex 2 in the United States.

The Electron rocket will place three Hawkeye 360 radio frequency geospatial analytics satellites into orbit.