Watch live: First Celeste launch
<img src="https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/03/celeste_iod-1_and_2_on_electron_s_kick_stage_artist_impression/27150517-1-eng-GB/Celeste_IOD-1_and_2_on_Electron_s_kick_stage_artist_impression_card_full.png" alt="Celeste IOD-1 and 2 on Electron's kick stage (artist impression)"> <p>On 25 March, the first two satellites of the Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration mission will lift off aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the company’s Māhia Launch Complex in New Zealand.</p><p>Coverage will start 9:53 CET with live commentary. The rocket is scheduled for liftoff at 10:14, with a launch window of about an hour.</p>
- Published
- Mar 23, 2026, 10:06 AM
- Source
- ESA Space News