Rocket Lab Launches STP-S30 DiskSat Mission From Wallops Island Written 19 December 2025

Rocket Lab Launches STP-S30 DiskSat Mission From Wallops Island

Rocket Lab Electron launches Space Test Program (STP) S30 mission, December 18th, at approximately 12:03 a.m. EST, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia. | Credit: NASASpaceFlight; YouTube; Framegrab

Via Satellite reports, “A Rocket Lab Electron rocket carrying the Pentagon’s Space Test Program (STP) S30 mission lifted off from the Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia, on Thursday, according to U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command. S30 has four research and development, Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) DiskSat satellites, funded by NASA and developed by Aerospace Corp. as an alternative to cube satellites.”
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Rocket Lab Electron launches Space Test Program (STP) S30 mission (Launch occurs at the 49:44 mark)
NASASpaceFlight; YouTube