Bridging The Swarm launched at 2:21 p.m. NZDT on January 30, 2026, equivalent to 01:21 UTC, deploying KAIST’s NEONSAT-1A into a 540-kilometre orbit. Rocket Lab reports Electron flight eighty-one and its second launch of the year. The spacecraft tests capabilities for a future South Korean Earth-observation constellation, including disaster monitoring. NEONSAT-1’s 2024 launch is background, not another payload on this flight. Insertion does not mean the whole constellation or all products are operational; resolution, lifetime and future dates remain undisclosed.
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Electron launches NEONSAT-1A for South Korean constellation development
Bridging The Swarm launched at 2:21 p.m. NZDT on January 30, 2026, equivalent to 01:21 UTC, deploying KAIST’s NEONSAT-1A into a 540-kilometre orbit. Rocket Lab reports Electron flight eighty-one and its second launch of the year. The spacecraft tests capabilities for a future South Korean Earth-observation constellation, including disaster monitoring. NEONSAT-1’s 2024 launch is background, not another payload on this flight. Insertion does not mean the whole constellation or all products are operational; resolution, lifetime and future dates remain undisclosed.
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