HASTE

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Overview

Suborbital launch vehicle derived from Electron, designed for hypersonic testing and defense applications.

Operational hypersonic test platform from Wallops Island, Virginia. In March 2026 Rocket Lab signed a $190M, 20-flight MACH-TB 2.0 HASTE block-buy.

Payload Mass

~700 kg / 1,540 lb

Payload Separation Velocity

3 km/sec to 7.5+ km/sec

Launch Site

Launch Complex 2, Wallops Island

Top Speed

Mach 5+

Contracted Flights

20 under MACH-TB 2.0