Electron | Bridging The Swarm (NeonSat-1A)
Launch information
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The NeonSat-1A, carrying a high-resolution optical camera, is designed to test the constellation capabilities of the South Korean government's Earth observation micro-satellite constellation NeonSat (New-space Earth Observation Satellite), in particular technology improvements identified from operations of NeonSat-1 after its launch in April 2024. These technologies will in turn be incorporated into the next 10 NeonSat under construction, as well as providing more site re-visiting capabilities along with NeonSat-1. The NeonSat constellation is the first satellite system developed by the government using a mass-production approach for precise monitoring of the Korean Peninsula, lead by the Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC) at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea’s leading university dedicated to science and technology. Designed to capture near-real time natural disaster monitoring for the Korean peninsula, KAIST’s NEONSAT constellation is a collaboration across multiple Korean academic, industry, and research institutions, including SaTReC, which is leading the program’s system design and engineering. The NEONSAT program is funded by the Korean government’s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT).
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Electron | Bridging The Swarm (NeonSat-1A)’.
TBC
Status: To Be Confirmed
Class: normal
Launch T0: Jan. 28, 2026, 12:55 a.m.
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Bridging The Swarm (NeonSat-1A) (SSO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Rocket Lab |
Rocket |
Electron |
Location |
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand |
Pad |
Unknown Pad |
Type |
Earth Science |
Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) |
Satellites on-board
Tracking of on-board satellites will be available after the rocket launch date (Jan. 28, 2026).
Launch statistics
Launch statistics will be available after the rocket launch date (Jan. 28, 2026).
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Rocket Lab to launch second of three planned Electron rockets this week
The ‘Bridging the Swarm’ mission comes two days after the company launched its ‘RAISE and Shine’ flight for JAXA. Liftoff is scheduled for 1:55 p.m. NZDT / 0055 UTC on Dec. 16 (7:45 p.m. EST on Dec. 15).
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