Rocket Lab has launched the Electron rocket for the 50th time. The reusable orbital-class rocket lifted off from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on June 21 at 6:13 a.m., local time. The mission, dubbed No Time Toulouse, deployed five satellites to a 635-kilometer circular orbit for French internet of things...
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Rocket Lab to Lift Off Multiple SAR Satellites for Synspective; Peter Beck Quoted
Japanese Earth observation company Synspective has signed a three-year, multi-launch agreement with Rocket Lab USA to support the expansion of a synthetic aperture radar constellation. Rocket Lab will use its Electron launch vehicle to lift off 10 dedicated missions that will send payloads to orbit for the Tokyo-based company’s StriX constellation. The first one is...
Rocket Lab’s Electron Deploys NASA, South Korean Payloads to Different Orbits
Rocket Lab has deployed NASA and South Korean payloads to two separate orbits. On Wednesday morning, the Electron rocket blasted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, carrying a nanosatellite developed by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. NeonSat-1, an Earth observation nanosatellite, was deployed to a 520-kilometer circular...
Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket to Deliver US, S. Korean Satellites Into Separate Orbits
Rocket Lab has scheduled a 14-day launch window starting on April 24 to deploy two satellites from U.S. and South Korean space agencies. The “Beginning Of The Swarm” mission in Mahia, New Zealand, will send Electron into space for the 47th time to deliver payloads from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology’s Satellite...