Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Live, Laugh, Launch (Calistus A-E)
Launched
August 23, 2025 · 22:42 UTC
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Summary
Live, Laugh, Launch (Calistus A-E) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on August 23, 2025 at 22:42 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 70th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 7,040th orbital launch attempt. It was the 70th Electron flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Dresden, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 660 × 676 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Rocket Lab - 'Live, Laugh, Launch'Rocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 70th Electron flight · 12th this yearRocket Lab's 70th launch12th this yearhumanity's 7,040th orbital launch attempt191st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Dresden · NORAD 65297 · 2025-185 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2025-185A
- Epoch
- 2025-08-24 12:27:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.69962347 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00112368
- Inclination
- 97.9711°
- Ascending node
- 319.3095°
- Arg. of perigee
- 317.5349°
- Mean anomaly
- 42.4987°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0.00041111094
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 5 payloads, 2 rocket stages; 6 still in orbit
- Dresden · NORAD 65297 · in orbit
- Fourier · NORAD 65298 · in orbit
- Stark · NORAD 65299 · in orbit
- Basil · NORAD 65301 · in orbit
- Dojo · NORAD 65302 · in orbit
Electron 70 Kick Stage · in orbit
Electron 70 Stage 2 · re-entered September 4, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
'Live, Laugh, Launch' is the second of two dedicated missions on Electron for a confidential customer in 2025. This mission deployed 5 satellites to a 655 km circular Earth orbit identified as “Calistus A to E”, identified as most likely for Low Earth Orbit communication satellite constellation operator E-Space.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
33rd launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, 6th this year · 64th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 24, 10:42 AM GMT+12, in daylight
43 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
58 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did Live, Laugh, Launch (Calistus A-E) launch?
Live, Laugh, Launch (Calistus A-E) launched on August 23, 2025 at 22:42 UTC.
Where can I watch Live, Laugh, Launch (Calistus A-E)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - 'Live, Laugh, Launch'. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Live, Laugh, Launch (Calistus A-E)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did Live, Laugh, Launch (Calistus A-E) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Aug 24, 10:42 AM GMT+12 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Live, Laugh, Launch (Calistus A-E) reach?
Dresden, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 660 × 676 km orbit inclined 98.0°.
How many satellites did Live, Laugh, Launch (Calistus A-E) launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).