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Rocket LabNeutronRocket Lab Launch Complex 3 (Launch Area 0 D), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Maiden Flight
Launch window
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Summary
Maiden Flight is expected to launch on a Rocket Lab Neutron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3 (Launch Area 0 D), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA in Q4 2026. It is Rocket Lab's 111th launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 7,516th orbital launch attempt. It is planned as the 1st Neutron flight. The payload is bound for Unknown (N/A).
- Watch
- No webcast announced yet.
- Vehicle
- Neutron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details available.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Unknown (N/A)for RL
- Milestone
- Planned as the 1st Neutron flightRocket Lab's 111th launch32nd this yearhumanity's 7,516th orbital launch attempt343rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: representative
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About this launch
Maiden flight of the Neutron launch vehicle.
News
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Window for 2026 launch debut of Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket ‘is narrowing’ as development continuesThe announcement came in a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of a quarterly investor earnings call on Aug. 10.
Making Progress: Relativity’s Terran R, Rocket Lab’s Neutron, and PLD Space’s Miura 5While the focus of late has been on Starship’s test program, three companies developing new…
Rocket Lab sees Electron gains, Neutron delays in first half of 2026Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket has had a record stretch through the first half of 2026,…
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3 (Launch Area 0 D), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Planned as the 1st launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3 (Launch Area 0 D), 1st this year · 91st from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
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Updates
Questions
When does Maiden Flight launch?
Maiden Flight is scheduled in Q4 2026.
Where can I watch Maiden Flight live?
No webcast has been announced yet.
What rocket is launching Maiden Flight?
Neutron, flown by Rocket Lab. Neutron spec sheet
Where is Maiden Flight launching from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3 (Launch Area 0 D), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit is Maiden Flight going to?
Unknown (N/A), a test flight mission.