Name: LOXSAT-1 — Electron Launch
Start: 2026
Location: Pad TBD, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula

Eta Space's Liquid Oxygen Flight Demonstration (LOXSAT), a NASA Tipping Point mission integrated with a Rocket Lab Photon spacecraft bus. During a nine-month mission in low Earth orbit it will demonstrate 11 cryogenic fluid management technologies (reducing boiloff, transferring propellant, maintaining tank pressure and gauging propellant levels) for future in-space propellant depots, informing the design of Eta Space's Cryo-Dock depot.

The launch date is currently targeted for 2026.

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Provider	Rocket Lab
Vehicle	Electron
Location	Pad TBD Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Mahia Peninsula New Zealand
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