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Rocket Lab to Launch Electron Mission for European Space Agency’s Next-Generation Navigation System
LONG BEACH, Calif., June 25, 2025--Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or the "Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has been selected to launch a dedicated Electron mission for the European Space Agency ("ESA") for the first time, to deploy the first pair of satellites for a future navigation constellation for Europe, LEO-PNT.
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