flown by Rocket Lab USA

Prometheus Run

Success
NOV 18202513:00:00 UTC

Prometheus Run carried a Johns Hopkins APL payload built under Project BLAST - the first missile defense test of its type to fly on a commercial launch vehicle - alongside secondary payloads from federal and industry partners testing hypersonic technologies. The contract, placed through DIU's HyCAT program for the Missile Defense Agency, ran 14 months from signing to launch.

launched from LC-2 MARS

aboard HASTE into Suborbital

Payload

VAN

Technology demonstration

last updated Jun 28, 2026