2026 · Rocket Lab
The Cosmos Will See You Now (Open Cosmos Constellation Launch 1)
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First 2 satellites (named MR-1 and MR-2) of UK-based Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband constellation designed to provide independent and resilient connectivity infrastructure for Europe and the world, using high-priority Ka-band spectrum filings by the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Overview
- Date / time
- January 22, 2026 at 10:52 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
- Mission
- The Cosmos Will See You Now (Open Cosmos Constellation Launch 1)
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Polar Orbit