Rocket Lab (RKLB) Corporation successfully launched its first dedicated mission for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA. The “RAISE And Shine” mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on December 14, 2025 to successfully deploy the agency’s RApid Innovative payload demonstration SatellitE-4 spacecraft: a demonstration of eight technologies developed by private companies, universities, and research institutions throughout Japan. The mission was the first of two dedicated missions for JAXA’s Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program, an initiative by the agency to demonstrate new and innovative capabilities and technologies developed by Japan’s space economy.
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