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    Rocket Lab Launches 96th Electron Mission Deploying Synspective Radar Satellite

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    Rocket Lab Launches 96th Electron Mission Deploying Synspective Radar Satellite

    Direct answer

    Rocket Lab completed its 96th Electron mission on September 19, 2026, inserting Synspective's StriX Earth-observation radar payload into a precise 572km orbit. The launch is Rocket Lab's 17th mission in 2026. The operation maintains a 100% launch success rate for customer Synspective, which has contracted 15 additional dedicated Electron flights, securing long-term visibility in dedicated small-satellite deployment revenues.

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    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-09-19
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Rocket Lab Launches 96th Electron Mission Deploying Synspective Radar Satellite”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-19. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-19/rocket-lab-launches-96th-electron-mission-deploying-synspective-radar-satellite-ff8809

    EQUITY
    Rocket Lab Launches 96th Electron Mission Deploying Synspective Radar Satellite
    Rocket Lab completed its 96th Electron mission on September 19, 2026, inserting Synspective's StriX Earth-observation radar payload into a precise 572km orbit. The launch is Rocket Lab's 17th mission in 2026. The operation maintains a 100% launch success rate for customer Synspective, which has contracted 15 additional dedicated Electron flights, securing long-term visibility in dedicated small-satellite deployment revenues.
    RKLB
    Impact
    68
    SEP 19
    SIG
    95%
    RKLB
    Rocket Lab Launches 96th Electron Mission Deploying Synspective Radar Satellite
    Rocket Lab completed its 96th Electron mission on September 19, 2026, inserting Synspective's StriX Earth-observation radar payload into a precise 572km orbit. The launch is Rocket Lab's 17th mission in 2026. The operation maintains a 100% launch success rate for customer Synspective, which has contracted 15 additional dedicated Electron flights, securing long-term visibility in dedicated small-satellite deployment revenues.
    → Accelerated launch cadence increases high-margin small-launch revenue recognition and backlog conversion rates for RKLB.
    Impact
    Rocket Lab completed its 96th Electron mission on September 19, 2026, inserting Synspective's StriX Earth-observation radar payload into a precise 572km orbit. The launch is Rocket Lab's 17th mission in 2026. The operation maintains a 100% launch success rate for customer Synspective, which has contracted 15 additional dedicated Electron flights, securing long-term visibility in dedicated small-satellite deployment revenues.
    Affected
    RKLB
    Transmission
    Accelerated launch cadence increases high-margin small-launch revenue recognition and backlog conversion rates for RKLB.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    RKLBbacklog conversion and launch cadence operating leverageUp1-5dCompleted 17th launch of 2026 with 15 contracted dedicated flights remaining.

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    What happened next

    AssetCallBase close+1 day+5 days+20 days
    RKLBUpagreed64.57 2026-09-18+8.24%+14.53%Pending

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