Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
	Launch Complex 1 on Māhia Peninsula
	Interactive map of Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
Location	Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand
Coordinates	39°15′39″S 177°51′57″E / 39.26085°S 177.86586°E
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Operator	Rocket Lab
Total launches	72
Launch pad	2
Status
LC-1A launch history
Status	Active
Launches	38
First launch	25 May 2017 ; Electron ("It's a Test")
Last launch	5 March 2026; Electron ("Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed")
Associated; rockets	Electron
LC-1B launch history
Status	Active
Launches	34
First launch	28 February 2022; Electron ("The Owl's Night Continues")
Last launch	21 December 2025; Electron ("The Wisdom God Guides")
Associated; rockets	Electron

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 (also known as Māhia Launch Complex or Spaceport) is a commercial spaceport located close to Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of Māhia Peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is owned and operated by private spaceflight company Rocket Lab and supports launches of the company's Electron rocket for small satellites. The facility officially opened on 26 September 2016 (UTC). With the launch of Electron on 25 May 2017, it became the first private spaceport to conduct an orbital launch attempt and the first site in New Zealand to host such an attempt. With the Electron launch of 21 January 2018, it became the first private spaceport to host a successful orbital launch.