Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket stands at Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, ahead of the launch of BlackSky’s first Gen-3 satellite. Image: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) is preparing to launch its second Electron rocket of the month and its 60th to date. The flight carries with it the first of BlackSky’s Gen-3 …
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The five satellites for the Kinéis’ ‘IoT 4 You and Me’ mission are integrated onto a payload adaptor prior to their launch onboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket. Image: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab is preparing to carry out its first orbital launch of 2025 on Sunday morning local time. It will launch an Electron rocket …
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Thermal imaging sensors developed for OroraTech and Spire Global’s OTC-P1 satellites. Image: Orora Technologies A new batch of eight fire detection satellites are getting ready to launch into low Earth orbit in what Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) described as a “responsive launch.” The dedicated flight is expected to launch from New Zealand in “just a …
A closeup of the payload fairings on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket supporting the ‘Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star’ mission. Image: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab is preparing to launch its 53rd Electron rocket to date on a mission for the France-based Internet of Things company, Kinéis. This is the second batch of satellites that Rocket …
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The fully integrated EscaPADE satellites sit inside a clean room at Rocket Lab’s Space Systems Group facility in Long Beach, California. Image: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab is gearing up for its first mission to another planet. In the fall, two of its spacecraft will hitch a ride onboard a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket to …
Rocket Lab’s 51st Electron rocket stands at Pad B in Mahia, New Zealand, in preparation for the launch of the “Owl for One, Owl for All” mission. Image: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab is preparing for its ninth launch of 2024 and its 51st Electron rocket launch to date. The mission will send an Earth observing …
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Rocket Lab’s 50th Electron rocket stands ready to launch five satellites on behalf of France-based internet of things company, Kinéis. Image: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab is on the precipice of reaching a milestone that few commercial rockets achieved and at a pace that outperformed its competition. The company is set to launch its 50th Electron …
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The PREFIRE mission will launch the first of two CubeSats – depicted in this artist’s concept orbiting Earth – into space on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, to study how much heat the planet absorbs and emits from its polar regions. These measurements will inform climate and ice models. Graphic: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA is preparing to launch …
An artist’s concept of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in orbit. Graphic: NASA/Aero Animation/Ben Schweighart Rocket Lab is gearing up for its fifth launch of the year, which will be a rideshare mission between the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and NASA. This will also be the company’s 47th Electron …
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A Rocket Lab Electron rocket prepares to launch the ‘Owl Night Long’ mission for Japan-based company, Synspective. Image: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab is preparing to launch its third Electron mission of the year and its fourth for Japanese Earth-imaging company, Synspective. The mission, dubbed “Owl Night Long,” is set to lift off on March 13 …
