Manifest / 01In Flight
Starlink Group 10-49
Falcon 9 Block 5
ProviderSpaceX
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
DateAug 25, 2026
Time (UTC)09:33 AM UTC
Launch clockT– to liftoff
T+:::
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NZSA Venus Mission
NeutronRocket LabRocket Lab Launch Complex 3 (Launch Area 0 D)
2027 · Date and time TBD
Calendar available when time is confirmed
NextMission AnnouncedT-720:00:00
Time to launch
Launch Window Confidence
46% — UncertainMission Brief
NZSA Venus Mission is a small direct Venus entry probe with a single 1 kg low-mass, low-cost autofluorescing nephelometer riding on a satellite bus based on the Photon Upper stage of the Electron rocket. The probe mission will spend approximately 5 minutes in the Venus cloud layers, 48-60 km above the surface, collecting in situ measurements to search for organic molecules in cloud particles and constrain particle composition.
PayloadNZSA Venus Mission
OrbitHeliocentric N/A
CustomerRocket Lab
Stages2
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 3 (Launch Area 0 D), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Mission Timeline
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Mission Announced
Official mission announcement and payload assignment
T-720:00:00
12:00 AM UTC
- Mission AnnouncedT-720:00:0012:00 AM UTC
- Vehicle RolloutT-48:00:0012:00 AM UTC
- Wet Dress RehearsalT-24:00:0012:00 AM UTC
Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3 (Launch Area 0 D)
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 37.832°N
- Longitude
- 75.490°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
12:00 AM UTC - 12:00 AM UTC
Provider
Rocket Lab
Profile →USA • Founded 2006
Rocket Lab is an American aerospace manufacturer with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. The company develops lightweight, cost-effective commercial rocket launch services. The Electron Program was founded...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
