That's Not A Knife (DART AE)

Name: That's Not A Knife (DART AE)
Start: 2026-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-02-28T00:45:00.000Z
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)

Electron, Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Launch time

T-0

Sat 28 Feb, 01:00 CET

00:00 UTC

Minute precision Launch successful

The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.

Window opens: Fri 27 Feb, 22:00 CET
Window closes: Sat 28 Feb, 01:45 CET

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Launch probability 90%

Launch record updated by LL2 Sat 28 Feb 2026, 01:18 CET

Feed checked 11 Oct, 03:42 CEST

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Mission

That's Not A Knife (DART AE) on Electron. Sat 28 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C). Source: Launch Library 2.

Payload is a scramjet-powered hypersonic vehicle developed by by Australian company Hypersonix.

Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit: Suborbital

Electron on LC-0C (That's Not A Knife) — Credit: © Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab terms (non-commercial)

Mission patches

That’s Not A Knife Patch

Patch artwork is not shown because its image licence is unconfirmed.

Launch timeline

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Slip history

Changes recorded by Space Right Now

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11:18 UTC.

Source updates from Launch Library 2 (18)

Announcements supplied by LL2 may predate our tracking. They are separate from changes observed by Space Right Now.

Sat 28 Feb 2026, 00:18 UTCLL2 update
Mission success.
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Sat 28 Feb 2026, 00:04 UTCLL2 update
Payload separation.
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Sat 28 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTCLL2 update
Liftoff.
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Fri 27 Feb 2026, 23:38 UTCLL2 update
New T-0.
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Fri 27 Feb 2026, 23:28 UTCLL2 update
Hold at T-2:56.
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Fri 27 Feb 2026, 22:52 UTCLL2 update
New T-0.
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Fri 27 Feb 2026, 21:48 UTCLL2 update
Hold at T-2:55.
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Fri 27 Feb 2026, 21:24 UTCLL2 update
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
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Fri 27 Feb 2026, 18:55 UTCLL2 update
New T-0 due to upper level winds.
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Thu 26 Feb 2026, 19:57 UTCLL2 update
GO for launch on February 27.
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Thu 26 Feb 2026, 15:45 UTCLL2 update
NET February 27, to be confirmed.
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Wed 25 Feb 2026, 19:57 UTCLL2 update
Scrubbed for the day.
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Tue 24 Feb 2026, 17:19 UTCLL2 update
Tweaked launch window.
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Mon 23 Feb 2026, 20:42 UTCLL2 update
Delayed to NET February 25.
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Thu 19 Feb 2026, 17:50 UTCLL2 update
Delayed to NET February 24 per marine navigation notices.
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Wed 18 Feb 2026, 15:03 UTCLL2 update
Tweaked launch window.
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Thu 12 Feb 2026, 21:45 UTCLL2 update
GO for launch (launch window per https://x.com/eshorespaceflt/status/2021981194892484681).
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Fri 10 Nov 2023, 17:59 UTCLL2 update
Adding flight NET Q1 2025
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Launch pad

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA (US)

Coordinates: 37.833262, -75.488235

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