Earth orbit
NEONSAT-1A
This mission carries a verification satellite for South Korea’s new government-backed microsatellite constellation, flying from Rocket Lab’s launch site on the Māhia Peninsula in New Zealand. Built jointly by Satrec Initiative, KAIST’s Satellite Technology Research Center, and KARI, it supports the country’s first mass-produced satellite system dedicated to high-precision monitoring of the Korean Peninsula and follows an initial prototype satellite that is already in orbit.
Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
View in 3D map ↗The mission
This mission carries a verification satellite for South Korea’s new government-backed microsatellite constellation, flying from Rocket Lab’s launch site on the Māhia Peninsula in New Zealand. Built jointly by Satrec Initiative, KAIST’s Satellite Technology Research Center, and KARI, it supports the country’s first mass-produced satellite system dedicated to high-precision monitoring of the Korean Peninsula and follows an initial prototype satellite that is already in orbit.
The launch
- Launch
- Jan 30
- Launch location
- LC-1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
- Launch vehicle
- Electron
- Orbit
- Earth orbit
Launch intelligence
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched the "Bridging the Swarm" mission on Friday, January 30, 2026 at 1:21 AM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- Rocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2026-019
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Jan 30, 2026, 00:55 UTC
- Target T-0
- Jan 30, 2026, 01:21 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Jan 30
- Pad and location
- LC-1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula
Launch media
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Archived
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Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
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