23 August 2025 year Fr. 22:42 (UTC) from the launch complex LC-1A, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand using a launch vehicle «Rocket Lab Electron “It’s Business Time” Launch» five spacecraft were launched into sun-synchronous orbit.
The mission customer is not reported, And the useful load is confidential.
«Live, Laugh, Launch» is the second of two specialized missions using a launch vehicle «Electron», the purpose of which is to launch spacecraft into a sun-synchronous high-altitude orbit 650 km for a confidential commercial client.
According to open sources, the main possible payload may be a spacecraft «Lyra-2» — telecommunications satellite of the project Lyra Block-1 by EchoStar Global LLC (of EchoStar's Australian subsidiary). Project Lyra Block-1 involves the deployment of a network of S-band satellites for the transmission of Internet of Things data (IoT) and M2M services.
The additional payload is four cubic meters «Helios–Wire» size 6U–16U, intended for working out technological solutions for data transmission for M2M services in the S-band.
These specialized launches demonstrate Rocket Lab's strong capabilities in fast and flexible launches, as well as the increasing frequency of missions.
In view of 100% the success of all Electron launches this year, Rocket Lab is in constant demand among commercial satellite operators, civilian and government missions, and remains on track for another record year of launches.
PH «Electron» — a two-stage disposable launch vehicle (with an optional third stage), developed by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab and designed to launch small satellites and cubesats into sun-synchronous orbit and low Earth orbit.
According to the CCS