HASTE
HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) is Rocket Lab's active suborbital test vehicle derived from Electron. It retains Electron's carbon-composite structure and Rutherford propulsion but uses a modified third stage, tailored fairings, and up to 700 kg of payload capacity for hypersonic and reentry tests. Rocket Lab's archive lists nine completed HASTE missions through June 2026, five of which remain undisclosed.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test ElectronHASTE launch vehicleSuborbital Electron
- Family Name
- Electron
- Full Name
- HASTE
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- HASTE
Details
- Description
- HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) is Rocket Lab's active suborbital test vehicle derived from Electron. It retains Electron's carbon-composite structure and Rutherford propulsion but uses a modified third stage, tailored fairings, and up to 700 kg of payload capacity for hypersonic and reentry tests. Rocket Lab's archive lists nine completed HASTE missions through June 2026, five of which remain undisclosed.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 1.2
- Height M
- 18
- First Flight Year
- 2,023
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
Links
- Official Url
- https://rocketlabcorp.com/launch/haste/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 18:32:05 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:38:36 UTC
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