Victus Haze
A responsive space mission with Electron and Rocket Lab’s own spacecraft that will launch with only 24 hours’ notice.
Victus Haze is a tactically responsive space mission that includes the design, build, launch, and operation of Rocket Lab’s own spacecraft on an Electron rocket to demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations for the U.S. Space Force.
The $32 million contract includes a Rocket Lab Pioneer spacecraft, configured for the unique requirements of the Victus Haze mission, that will launch on Electron from either Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand or Launch Complex 2 in Virginia, within just 24 hours’ notice from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC).
The mission is designed to improve Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) processes and timelines to demonstrate the SSC’s ability to respond to on-orbit threats on very short timelines.
The mission is targeted for launch in 2025.