Electron is vertical on the pad at Launch Complex 1 for tonight's launch. Operations are tracking to schedule for an on-time lift-off at 7:33 PM New Zealand time. Mission info on our website. | Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab has launched the Live, Laugh, Launch mission, aboard its Electron/Curie rocket, at 10:42am NZST Sunday (10:42pm UTC Saturday) from its Launch Complex 1A in New Zealand, sending the EchoStar Lyra-2 satellite (and four other confidential payloads) to sun-synchronous orbit. This is Rocket Lab and Electron’s 12th mission of 2025 and 70th overall. [Video Credit 🎥: Rocket Lab] | NASASpaceflight.com

Electron has arrived at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1! The rocket, named 'It's a Test', will go through a series of tests and checkouts before it is signed-off to fly. Head to rocketlabusa.com/latest/ to learn more. | Rocket Lab

Here’s the view of staging for the Electron rocket shot using a 360 degree camera that was later recovered. Rocket Lab is on target to fly 15 times this year. Caption: @epic.spaceflight Rocket Lab’s main launch site is Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 is the only private spaceport launching to low-Earth orbit in the world. Launch Complex 1 was opened in 2016 and Rocket Lab can do up to 120 Electron launches from the site every year. Credit: @rocket