Rocket Lab Schedules Launch for U.S. Space Force’s STP-S30 Mission, Brings Launch Forward By Several Months

Rocket Lab set to launch Space Force and NASA ‘DiskSat’ experiment

The STP-S30 mission will test flat, disk-shaped smallsat design for sustained operations in very low orbit The post Rocket Lab set to launch Space Force and NASA ‘DiskSat’ experiment  appeared first on SpaceNews.

Rocket Lab Schedules Launch for U.S. Space Force's STP-S30 Mission, Brings Launch Forward By Several Months

LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced its next Electron launch will deploy the STP-S30 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) after accelerating the launch of the mission by several months, demonstrating Rocket Lab’s agility in meeting the Department of War’s (…

Rocket Lab Schedules Launch for U.S. Space Force’s STP-S30 Mission, Brings Launch Forward By Several Months

LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch...

Disk-shaped satellites get fast-tracked ride to orbit on Rocket Lab launch

Rocket Lab accelerates the USSF STP-S30 mission by months, sending four DiskSats to 550km orbit on Electron’s 20th 2025 flight from Virginia’s LC-2.