2026-130 Success
HASTE | Curveball
Jun 11, 2026, 08:00 AM UTC
Launch Overview
Vehicle
HASTE
Agency
Rocket Lab
Site / Pad
MARS / Pad 0C
Outcome
Success
Flight
89
COSPAR Designator
2026-130
Mission
Curveball (Government/Top Secret)
Sub-orbital launch under Rocket Lab’s Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program, details TBD. Note: Despite reported as a strictly sub-orbital launch program, this launch was cataloged by the USSF to have left 2 rocket stages in a 200 km, 40° very low Earth orbit by the US Space Force. The payload was not cataloged and may have been deliberately de-orbited.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Electron
Provider
Rocket Lab
Agency launches
89 (10 YTD)
Site launches
87 (3 YTD)
Pad launches
13 (3 YTD)
Payloads (1)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-130 | CURVEBALL | MDA | US |