RKLB news
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, celebrations swept across r/RKLB and r/RocketLab as Rocket Lab successfully executed its 99th Electron mission, "The Sea God Surveys". The rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula at 5:41 a.m. NZDT (16:41 UTC on November 2), successfully deploying the QPS--SAR--20 synthetic aperture radar satellite (nicknamed "WADATSUMI--II") into a 575--kilometer low Earth orbit for Japanese Earth--observation company iQPS.
Reddit community members highlighted that this marked Rocket Lab's 20th launch of 2026 and its tenth consecutive mission completed for iQPS with a 100% mission success rate for the customer. With flight 99 officially in the books, investor attention on Reddit has swiftly turned to a heavily stacked schedule for the upcoming week. Members noted that on November 9, 2026, Rocket Lab is scheduled to release its third--quarter 2026 financial results and host an earnings call at 5:00 p.m. ET, while also preparing for its historic 100th Electron flight, "The Mountain God Rises", targeting launch around November 9–10, 2026.