Rocket Lab

HASTE | Bubbles

Possible visibility

SuccessLaunch window opens 1 hr 36 min before target.

Past NET: Past NET
Liftoff: 10:36 PM; ADT · Apr 21, 2026
Bearing: 305°; NW

Mission

Sub-orbital launch under Rocket Lab’s Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program, details TBD.

Target orbit: Suborbital

How to watch from Bermuda

Possible visibility from Bermuda, conditions permitting.

Face nw (305.1677811328984°) and sweep along the trajectory. Start scanning the sky about six minutes after liftoff.

Sweep order (approximate)

01southwest
02west
03northwest
04north
05northeast

You are standing at the amber dot in the middle. The solid cyan arrow is where to aim your eyes — roughly where the rocket will appear highest in the sky.

Look 305° NWYou are the amber dot. The cyan arrow shows where to aim your eyes — roughly the direction of peak altitude.

Lighting note

At night, look for the faint glow of the exhaust plume rather than the rocket itself. Let your eyes adjust for several minutes before liftoff, and avoid looking at phone screens.

Bermuda weather

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Electron mission profile

Typical stage events

Illustrative timings from published Electron press kits. Actual events vary by mission profile, payload, and recovery method. Telemetry-accurate per-mission events coming in v1.x.

T+0Liftoff
T+2:32MECO
T+2:35Stage separation
T+2:40Second-stage ignition
T+3:00Fairing jettison
T+9:00Second-stage engine cutoff

Launch details

Vehicle: Electron
Pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Pad coordinates: 37.833262, -75.488235
Mission type: Suborbital
Launch window: 09:00 PM → 02:00 AM
Lighting at NET: Night

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