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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Bubbles
Launched
April 22, 2026 · 01:36 UTC
Summary
Bubbles launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on April 22, 2026 at 01:36 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:00 to 05:00 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 86th launch and 7th this year. It was the 86th Electron flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 86th Electron flight · 7th this yearRocket Lab's 86th launch7th this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Sub-orbital launch under Rocket Lab’s Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program, details TBD.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
12th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C), 2nd this year · 86th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 21, 9:36 PM EDT, at night
13 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
53 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 5 earlier updates
Mission completed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/22/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/22/2026 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/22/2026 · source
Updated approximate T-0 per local reports.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/22/2026 · source
Added launch per air space closure notices; payload identity is uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/15/2026 · source
Questions
When did Bubbles launch?
Bubbles launched on April 22, 2026 at 01:36 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:00 to 05:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Bubbles?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Bubbles?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did Bubbles launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA. Liftoff was Apr 21, 9:36 PM EDT local time at the pad.
What orbit was Bubbles going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a government/top secret mission.