First Dedicated Electron Launch for JAXA Scheduled

‘Raise and Shine’ Window Opens December 5

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1

The launch window for the first of two dedicated Rocket Lab Electron launches for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) opens on December 5 UTC (10 pm EST December 4). The mission, named “RAISE And Shine”, will deploy the agency’s RApid Innovative payload demonstration SatellitE-4 (RAISE-4) spacecraft, a single satelli…