HASTE | Curveball

Sub-orbital launch under Rocket Lab’s Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program, details TBD. Note: Despite reported as a strictly sub-orbital launch program, this launch was cataloged by the USSF to have left 2 rocket stages in a 200 km, 40° very low Earth orbit by the US Space Force. The payload was not cataloged and may have been deliberately de-orbited.

Mission Details

  • Launch date: June 11, 2026 at 08:00 AM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: Electron
  • Operator: Rocket Lab
  • Launch site: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
  • Mission type: Government/Top Secret