HASTE | That's Not A Knife (DART AE)
Electron launched the That's Not A Knife (DART AE) mission for Rocket Lab from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on Feb 28, 2026 (UTC).
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Launch pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C) · Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
HASTE | That's Not A Knife (DART AE)
Launched Feb 28, 2026 9:00:00 AMSuccess
Flight direction
90° E
orbit unknown: due east assumed
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
Payload is a scramjet-powered hypersonic vehicle developed by by Australian company Hypersonix.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sat, Feb 28 · 9:00:00 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- Rocket Lab
- Rocket
- Electron
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Target orbit
- Sub
- Launch pad
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C) · Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA