Author Topic: Electron/HASTE : Prometheus Run (VAN) : WFF LC2 : 18 November 2025 (13:00 UTC)  (Read 6214 times)

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We just received a notice from Next Spaceflight of a Rocket Lab Electron launch out of Wallops. Mission named: VAN. For Sunday, November 16th, 2025. Window opens 7:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET. We have not seen any LMNs for this, but will post them once we do.

https://twitter.com/EShoreSpaceflt/status/1986099234899144753

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The source for this entry is this airspace advisory: https://www.cadenaois.org/vpublic_anspdetail.jsp?view=15

https://twitter.com/GewoonLukas_/status/1986106119119581317

https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7901/
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Re: Electron/HASTE : VAN : WFF LC2 : 16 November (12:45 UTC)
« Reply #1 on: 11/12/2025 05:59 pm »

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Rocket Lab's Electron is vertical at Wallops ahead of its suborbital HASTE mission. Next door's Neutron pad for scale.

Via Micah Pieczarka (@EShoreSpaceflt) for NSF.


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Re: Electron/HASTE : VAN : WFF LC2 : 16 November (12:45 UTC)
« Reply #2 on: 11/13/2025 04:18 pm »
https://twitter.com/WallopsVant24/status/1989017566765789542

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HASTE nav warning has been posted!
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Re: Electron/HASTE : VAN : WFF LC2 : 16 November (12:45 UTC)
« Reply #3 on: 11/13/2025 08:49 pm »
https://twitter.com/WallopsVant24/status/1989030603799326918

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HASTE has been added to the FAA advisory!
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Re: Electron/HASTE : VAN : WFF LC2 : 16 November (12:45 UTC)
« Reply #4 on: 11/14/2025 01:31 am »
https://twitter.com/Muzznzer/status/1989002622226030938


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#Rocketlab HASTE Launch.
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Re: Electron/HASTE : VAN : WFF LC2 : 16 November (12:45 UTC)
« Reply #5 on: 11/15/2025 12:48 am »
https://twitter.com/WallopsVant24/status/1989503727900770461

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HASTE has had its TFR posted!
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Electron HASTE VAN Mission — Launch Update

It looks like the NOTAM for Sunday’s launch attempt has been removed, but we’re still seeing the airspace and mariner notices active for Monday morning. That means the Electron HASTE VAN mission window will most likely begin on Monday, November 17, at 7:45 AM EST (12:45 UTC).

We’ll keep monitoring for any updates or official word from Rocket Lab as the weather and schedule shape up for early next week.

https://twitter.com/EShoreSpaceflt/status/1989759963909034209?s=20

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Electron HASTE VAN Mission — Launch Update

It looks like the NOTAM for Sunday’s launch attempt has been removed, but we’re still seeing the airspace and mariner notices active for Monday morning. That means the Electron HASTE VAN mission window will most likely begin on Monday, November 17, at 7:45 AM EST (12:45 UTC).

We’ll keep monitoring for any updates or official word from Rocket Lab as the weather and schedule shape up for early next week.

https://twitter.com/EShoreSpaceflt/status/1989759963909034209?s=20

Now confirmed at https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt:

ROCKET LAB VAN, MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL SPACEPORT, WALLOPS ISLAND, VA
PRIMARY:   11/17/25   1245Z-1800Z
BACKUP:   11/18/25   1245Z-1800Z


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Electron is vertical ahead of today’s launch attempt $RKLB
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bit.ly/SpaceLaunchCalendar ☆ bit.ly/SpaceEventCalendar

Beautiful sunrise before it scrubbed

https://twitter.com/will__hall1/status/1990393631392370813

Electron HASTE VAN Sunrise | Propellant Load Time-Lapse (Nov 18 2025)



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A long-lasting Cloudflare server issue kept me away from posting.

Here is the launch from Pat. O's camera

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Successful Launch! 🚀

We had a beautiful launch of the Electron HASTE VAN mission this morning — liftoff right at 8:00 AM on the dot!

The rocket actually passed directly across the Sun, and a few photographers out there managed to capture the moment using solar filters — absolutely incredible shots.

Everyone was so excited about the launch that I totally forgot I had a slow-motion video running on my phone mounted to my main camera. Once I get it edited, I’ll post that later — but for now, enjoy a few shots from this morning’s liftoff.
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@RocketLab successfully launched from @NASAWallops today at 8AM in support of their HASTE program.  I believe this is the first ever Electron solar transit! Thank you @kyle_LTS for helping me track it! Cant’s wait for more Electrons from LC-2 in Virginia @Peter_J_Beck! $RKLB
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From our NSF on-site photographer at Wallops:  Micha Pieczarka

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Electron HASTE VAN | Accidental Solar Transit Slow-Mo Capture (Nov 18, 2025)



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Caught this purely by accident during this morning’s Electron HASTE VAN mission launch! My phone was mounted on top of my camera, recording in slow motion, and I completely forgot it was running. The result: a stunning clip showing the rocket transiting the Sun, disappearing briefly, and reappearing just above it as it climbed. Pretty amazing view from Wallops!
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Electron HASTE “VAN” — Two Cool Launch Videos

Here are two clips I captured this morning from the Electron HASTE VAN mission launch:

🎥 1. Slow-Motion Launch Video:
I started recording about 30 seconds before liftoff from my phone mounted on top of my camera — then got so caught up cheering the solar transit that I forgot it was recording! When I checked later, I realized I’d accidentally captured an awesome slow-motion shot of the rocket leaving the pad, crossing the Sun, disappearing, and reappearing above it.

🎥 2. Sunrise Propellant Load Time-Lapse:
Arrived around 5:45 AM, just as propellant loading began. Filmed about 10 minutes and condensed it into a 1-minute clip — loved how the sky color shifted as the Sun came up behind the rocket.

4K Videos Here:



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It was a beautiful morning for Electron Launch number 75. This suborbital mission was named Van.
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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches HASTE Mission for Defense Innovation Unit, Missile Defense Agency

November 18, 2025

LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it successfully launched a suborbital mission with its HASTE launch vehicle for the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) - advancing national interests in safeguarding the homeland through the testing of advanced technologies for missile defense.

The launch on HASTE – Rocket Lab’s commercial launch vehicle for regular and reliable hypersonic test flights – took place from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 on Wallops Island, Virginia, at 13:00 UTC/08:00 a.m. ET on November 18, 2025. Led by MDA, the mission deployed a government-provided primary payload developed by the John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and multiple secondary payloads by federal and industry partners, which tested key technologies for missile defense applications.

The mission was contracted to Rocket Lab through the DIU’s Hypersonic and High-Cadence Airborne Testing Capabilities (HyCAT) program, an initiative supporting test and evaluation of new and emerging hypersonic technologies through low cost, responsive and long endurance flight testing. The mission launched within 14 months of contract signing, demonstrating streamlined operational benefits for government customers through Rocket Lab’s commercial speed, innovation, and efficiency. The mission also exemplified the cost and schedule savings that commercial liquid launch vehicles can bring to the MDA test community for developmental testing, non-traditional targets testing, and risk-reduction payload testing activities.

Rocket Lab’s Vice President Global Launch Services, Brian Rogers, says: “HASTE is an important platform for accelerating hypersonic technology readiness for the nation, and we’re proud to be delivering this mission for DIU and MDA.”

LtCol Nicholas Estep, Director of DIU’s Emerging Technology Portfolio, says: “Accessing the commercial and non-traditional ecosystem is a key enabler to accelerating progress in the hypersonics community of interest, particularly for closing mission timelines and driving towards mass and affordability. Working with MDA to demonstrate commercially-focused sub-orbital launch services is a great example of that axiom.”

The mission was Rocket Lab’s sixth launch of its HASTE rocket since the launch vehicle’s debut in 2023. A suborbital variant of Electron - the world’s most frequently launched small orbital rocket - HASTE includes much of the same innovative technology as Electron, including carbon fiber composite structures and 3D printed rocket engines, but has a modified upper Kick Stage tailored for hypersonic technology tests and a larger payload capacity. HASTE can deploy technologies at speeds of more than 7.5km per second to test air-breathing, glide, and ballistic payloads, as well as technologies to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere from space. Combined, the HASTE and Electron launch vehicles have deployed 200+ payloads for government and commercial customers to date.



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MISSION SUCCESS! We've completed another HASTE launch from Launch Complex 2 today, this time for @DIU_x and Missile Defense Agency to test advanced technologies for missile defense.

HASTE is an important platform for accelerating hypersonic technology readiness for the nation and we’re proud to have delivered this mission - our 6th HASTE launch overall.

LEARN MORE: https://bit.ly/4r5FK0J
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