05:29 AM EDT, 06/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Rocket Lab (RKLB) said Wednesday it will launch an Electron mission for the European Space Agency, deploying the first pair of satellites for a future navigation constellation for Europe called LEO-PNT.

The company will launch two Pathfinder A spacecraft for the agency, provided by European satellite contractors Thales Alenia Space and GMV, from its Launch Complex 1 no earlier than December.

The move will help test a new approach of providing location, direction, and timing services from satellites in low orbit, Rocket Lab said.