Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
New Zealand
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 is a commercial spaceport located close to Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of Māhia Peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is owned and operated by private spaceflight company Rocket Lab and supports launches of the company's Electron rocket for small satellites. With the launch of Electron on 25 May 2017, it became the first private spaceport to host an orbital launch attempt, and the first site in New Zealand to host an orbital launch attempt. With the Electron launch of 21 January 2018, it became the first private spaceport to host a successful orbital launch.
- Launches
- 84
- Launch pads
- 3
- Landings
- 17
- Coordinates
- -39.261°, 177.866°
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
Upcoming launches from here
- We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) · Electron · October 21, 2026
- The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) · Electron · November 4, 2026
- The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10) · Electron · November 10, 2026
- BlackSky Gen-3 6 · Electron · December 31, 2026
- BlackSky Gen-3 7 · Electron · December 31, 2026
- BlackSky Gen-3 8 · Electron · December 31, 2026
- BlackSky Gen-3 9 · Electron · December 31, 2026
- iQPS Launch 11 · Electron · December 31, 2026