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socaltech.com A weekend launch by Long Beach-based rocket developer Rocket Lab has destroyed two satellites, in what the company described as an "issue" with its stage two rocket. The launch on Saturday from Rocket Labs Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand occurred just after the Electrons two stages separated. In a statement, Rocket Lab said that the "issue occurred shortly after stage two ignition". The destroyed rocket was carrying two, Earth-observing satellites for BlackSky, in a ride arranged...

(Photo : Pixabay/WikiImages) Rocket Lab space launch An electron booster from the New Zealand and the US company startup, Rocket Lab, that was carrying two commercial satellites failed to reach orbit on May 15 after it suffered an anomaly just minutes after liftoff. Rocket Lab Lost Two Satellites The launch failure happened less than three minutes after the launch from Rocket Labs Launch Complex 1 on New Zealands Mahia Peninsula, and just after the Electrons two stages separated. Two Earth-obse...

Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket suffers failure, loses payload of two satellites Electron’s second stage booster unexpectedly shut down shortly after igniting Share this story Rocket Lab Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket failed to reach orbit after suffering an unexpected engine shutdown mid-flight on Saturday, losing the mission’s payload of two satellites, the company said. The launch from New Zealand was Electron’s 20th, and marked the company’s second mission failure in less than a year...

If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher during a countdown dress rehearsal earlier this month. Credit: Rocket Lab The scheduled launch Saturday of two commercial BlackSky Earth-imaging satellites from New Zealand will double as an opportunity for Rocket Lab to test an en...

May 14, 2021 Rocket Lab is preparing for its twentieth launch of an Electron rocket, named “Running Out of Toes,” carrying two Earth-observation satellites for BlackSky’s global monitoring constellation. The company is also aiming to recover an Electron first stage for the second time after a soft splashdown in the Māhia Recovery Zone in the Pacific Ocean. This will be the first of four dedicated missions scheduled for this year for BlackSky, a real-time geospatial intelligence and globa...

Spaceflight Readies Next of Four Dedicated Electron Launches for BlackSky Global launch services provider Spaceflight Inc. recently secured four dedicated Rocket Lab launches on behalf of its customer, BlackSky, a leading provider of real-time geospatial intelligence and global monitoring services. Spaceflight will provide the integration and launch services for eight BlackSky smallsats across four dedicated Electron missions t...

Stuart Nash on US military satellite launch in NZ: ‘I have not received an application’ A controversial Rocket Lab mission designed to improve US military targeting capabilities is slated to launch from the Mahia Peninsula next month, but Stuart Nash says he’s yet to approve it. Update: On 22 February The Spinoff reported that the Minister has now approved the Gunsmoke-J satellite for launch.  The minister responsible for New Zealand’s space regime has yet to sign off on a controversi...

Watch live Wednesday: Rocket Lab launching microsatellite on Electron booster Space 1/19/2021 Space.com Staff © Provided by Space A Rocket Lab Electron booster stands atop Launch Complex 1 on New Zealands Māhia Peninsula ahead of The Owls Night Begins mission in December 2020. Editors note: The video above is Rocket Labs December 2020 launch. The live webcast will appear once it is available. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 1:45 a.m. EST (0645 GMT) and you can watch it live here.�...

Rocket Labs second Mahia launch pad still a few months from lift off 20 Jan, 2021 02:20 AM 3 minutes to read An artists impression of Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 with a completed Pad B, which is expected to be completed after March this year. Photo / Rocket Lab An artists impression of Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 with a completed Pad B, which is expected to be completed after March this year. Photo / Rocket Lab Hawkes Bay Today By: Gianina Schwanecke Rocket Lab will soon double its capacity wit...

Rocket Lab has launched its 18th mission, and the first of 2021, as of 8:26 PM NZT (2:30 AM EST). The “Another One Leaves The Crust” mission took off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand, and flew a single communications microsatellite on behalf of client OHB Group, a […]