070 - Live, Laugh, Launch

[[Home|🏠]] > [[Launches]] > Live, Laugh, Launch ## Mission Summary >[!warning] Mission Pending >[!hint] Confidential Customer >Customer and Payload confidential but it's speculated the customer is [[EchoStar]] launching a Lyra Block 1 Satellite along with 4 CubeSats 'Live, Laugh, Launch' is the second of two dedicated missions on Electron for a confidential customer (Likely [[EchoStar]]). The mission will deploy 5 satellites to a 655km circular Earth orbit. The mission, launching from Launch Complex 1, will be Electron's 70th launch to date and 12th this year. [📸 Mission Photo Album]() | **Mission Name** | Live, Laugh, Launch | | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Launch Date** | August 23 2025 22:30 UTC | | **Outcome** | Pending ⌛ | | **Customer** | Confidential Customer (Likely [[EchoStar]]) | | **Location** | [[Launch Complex 1]] | | **Vehicle** | [[Electron]] | | **Orbit Type** | [[🌍 Orbits#SSO]] | | **Target Orbit** | 650 km \| 96° | | **Payload Mass** | x1 [[EchoStar#Lyra Block-1]] (74 kg), x4 Cubesats (48-96kg) | | **Recovery** | Attempt Unlikely | | **Mission Link** | [Live, Laugh, Launch](https://rocketlabcorp.com/missions/missions-launched/live-laugh-launch/) | | **Press Kit** | No Press Kit - Confidential Customer | ![[Pasted image 20250818195937.png|300]] ## Payload x1 [[EchoStar#Lyra Block-1]] x4 [Helios-Wire](https://www.newspace.im/constellations/helios-wire) satellites (Based on [[Astro Digital#Corvus-6U]] or [[Astro Digital#Corvus-16U|Corvus-16U]] bus) ![[EchoStar#Lyra Block-1]] ## Launch Video >[!warning] Launch Video Coming Soon 🔗 Backup Link: ## News %%DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: start ``` table published as "Published" from "News" where contains(mission, [[]]) sort published desc ``` %% | File | Published | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | | [[News/Rocket Lab Sets Launch Window for 70th Electron Mission.md\|Rocket Lab Sets Launch Window for 70th Electron Mission]] | August 18, 2025 | %%DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: end %%