Electron | Raise and Shine (RAISE-4)
Launch information
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RAISE-4 (RApid Innovative payload demonstration Satellite-4) is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) satellite for on-orbit demonstrations of 15 demonstration components and equipment selected by public solicitation. The satellite will be operated in response to requests from the demonstration theme proposers, and will provide experimental data of the demonstration devices and environmental data during the experiments. 6 of the demonstration payload, as well as as well as 4 cubesats originally planned to ride on the same launch vehicle, are re-flight of those planned for RAISE-3, which failed to reach orbit in October 2022. The launch vehicle was switched from Epsilon-S to Rocket Lab's Electron due to continuous testing problems with the Epsilon-S' 2nd stage motor. The original 8 hitch-hiking cubesats will be launched on another Electron rocket later.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Electron | Raise and Shine (RAISE-4)’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Raise and Shine (RAISE-4) (SSO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Rocket Lab |
Rocket |
Electron |
Location |
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand |
Pad |
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B |
Type |
Technology |
Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#7153
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#68
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Pad Launch
#33
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#77
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Orbital Launch
#304
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#16
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Pad Launch
#8
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Agency Launch
#19
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Latest news about the launch
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Rocket Lab completes first dedicated JAXA mission with Electron launch
Mahia, New Zealand (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 Rocket Lab Corporation has carried out its first dedicated launch for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), advancing the role of the Electron small launch vehicle in Japan's satellite technology demonst...
Rocket Lab launches JAXA tech demo satellite
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket successfully launched a technology demonstration satellite for JAXA Dec. 13 as the company reshuffles its launch manifest. The post Rocket Lab launches JAXA tech demo satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.
Launch Roundup: China, Russia, Rocket Lab, ULA join SpaceX in flying this week
The upcoming launch week, starting on Monday, Dec. 8, is a very busy one as… The post Launch Roundup: China, Russia, Rocket Lab, ULA join SpaceX in flying this week appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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