Electron | Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare)
Electron launched the Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare) mission for Rocket Lab from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on Apr 23, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Electron | Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare)
Launched Apr 23, 2026 12:09:00 PMSuccess
8 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
190° S
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 97.5°
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
JAXA-manifested rideshare of eight separate spacecraft that includes educational small sats, an ocean monitoring satellite, a demonstration satellite for ultra-small multispectral cameras, and a deployable antenna that can be packed tightly using origami folding techniques and unfurled to 25 times its size. The satellites were originally planned to launch with RAISE-4 on a Japanese Epsilon-S rocket, but the Epsilon-S was heavily delayed due to test firing failures. The 8 satellites are: * MAGNARO-II * KOSEN-2R * WASEDA-SAT-ZERO-II * FSI-SAT2 * OrigamiSat-2 * Mono-Nikko * ARICA-2 * PRELUDE
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Thu, Apr 23 · 12:09:00 PM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- Rocket Lab
- Rocket
- Electron
- Mission type
- Technology
- Target orbit
- SSO
- Launch pad
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand