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Electron | Don't Be Such A Square (STP-S30)

LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL

> MISSION DATA

DATEThursday, December 18, 2025
TIME05:03 AM UTC
PROVIDERRocket Lab
ROCKETElectron
PADRocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)
LOCATIONWallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
ORBITLow Earth Orbit

> MISSION BRIEFING // TECHNOLOGY

STP-S30 is a complex mission that will deliver research experiments and technology demonstrations to orbit for the DoD and contribute to future space systems development. The projected primary payload, DISKSat, will demonstrate sustained very low earth orbit (VLEO) flight and test a unique, 1-meter diameter, disk-shaped satellite bus that is designed to increase on-orbit persistence.

> SCHEDULE & SOURCE

Source-reported status: Launch Successful. The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Launch window: 2025-12-18 05:00:00 UTC — 2025-12-18 09:00:00 UTC.

Dates and windows may change. Passing the scheduled time does not confirm a launch outcome.

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