Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) has shipped their CAPSTONE satellite to a launch site on the Mahia Peninsula of New Zealand. CAPSTONE will launch on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket using a Lunar Photon satellite upper stage to send the spacecraft on its planned lunar transfer trajectory. This historic pathfinding mission supports NASA’s Artemis program […]
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Catch Me If You Can — And They Did — Rocket Lab’s “There And Back Again Mission” Deploys 34 Satellites To Orbit + A First… The Electron Booster Is Captured With A Helicopter
Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”) successfully launched their 26th Electron mission, deploying 34 satellites to orbit — the company has now deployed a total of 146 satellites to orbit with the Electron launch vehicle. And, for the first time, the “There And Back Again” mission also saw Rocket Lab complete a […]
UPDATE #2: Rocket Lab’s “There and Back Again” Mission With A Mid-Air Attempt To Capture The Falcon 9’s 1st Stage Is Now Pushed Out To No Earlier Than May 1st
Due to weather challenges, Rocket Lab is pushing the launch of their “There and Back Again” rideshare mission to no earlier than May 1st, with a launch window of 22:35 – 00:40 UTC / 10:35 – 12:40 NZST, for this rideshare mission for a variety of customers. This is a recovery mission where — for […]
Spaceflight’s 50th Mission All Groomed + Set For A Rocket Lab Electron Launch
Spaceflight Inc. is preparing for their 50th mission, which will launch aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket no earlier than April 22. The RL-9 mission, called “There and Back Again,” is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. Following this launch, Spaceflight will have successfully launched 448 spacecraft across 50 […]
Sending Their 112th Satellite To Orbit For BlackSky Is Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully deployed two satellites to orbit for real-time geospatial intelligence company BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY), bringing the total number of satellites deployed by Rocket Lab to 112. The ‘Without Mission A Beat’ launch, arranged for BlackSky through global launch services provider Spaceflight Inc., was Electron’s 25th lift-off from Rocket […]
Rocket Lab To Launch BlackSky Earth Imaging Satellites From Launch Complex 1 In New Zealand
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab”) has announced the launch window for the company’s next Electron mission. This is a dedicated mission for BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) through global launch services provider Spaceflight Inc., starting April 1, 2022 UTC. This launch window opening in April rather than March is weather related and will result […]
Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket Propels Synspective’s StriX-β SAR Smallsat To Orbit + Wallops Island Selected As The Firm’s Neutron Rocket Site
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully deployed a second Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite to orbit for data and solutions provider Synspective, bringing the total number of satellites deployed by Rocket Lab to 110. — ‘The Owl’s Night Continues” mission is Rocket Lab’s 24th Electron launch. “The Owl’s Night Continues” mission was the […]