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Rocket Lab
HASTE

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, and in mid-June 2026 it flew its 9th HASTE mission, 'Curveball,' for a government customer — Rocket Lab's 89th mission overall.

Key Specs

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