Tag: Canon
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Live coverage: Rocket Lab launches 10 small satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand carrying Canon’s CE-SAT-2B Earth-imaging satellite and nine SuperDove Earth observation CubeSats for Planet. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. Rocket Lab’s live video webcast begins approximately 15 minutes prior to launch,…
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Rocket Lab successfully launches satellites for Planet and Canon
An Electron rocket lifts off from Rocket Lab’s launch base in New Zealand with 10 small satellites for Planet and Canon. Credit: Rocket Lab An experimental satellite for Canon Electronics and nine Earth-imaging CubeSats for Planet fired into orbit from New Zealand on Wednesday on top of a Rocket Lab Electron booster, taking the place…
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Rocket Lab calls off launch attempt in New Zealand
Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket is seen venting oxygen vapors during a countdown in New Zealand on Wednesday (U.S. time). Credit: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab canceled a launch attempt Wednesday in New Zealand to evaluate unexpected sensor data, postponing a mission that will deliver 10 small commercial Earth-imaging satellites to orbit. The California-based rocket company was…
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Live coverage: Rocket Lab scrubs launch of 10 commercial smallsats
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand carrying Canon’s CE-SAT-2B Earth-imaging satellite and nine SuperDove Earth observation CubeSats for Planet. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. Rocket Lab’s live video webcast begins approximately 15 minutes prior to launch,…
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Ten satellites set to ride into orbit with Rocket Lab
Canon’s CE-SAT-2B Earth-imaging satellite and 10 SuperDove remote sensing CubeSats from Planet are set for launch on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket. Credit: Rocket Lab Ten commercial Earth-imaging satellites are mounted on top of a Rocket Lab Electron launcher for liftoff Wednesday from New Zealand. The nearly 60-foot-tall (18-meter) Electron rocket is scheduled to take off…
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Rocket Lab identifies faulty electrical connector as cause of launch failure
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifts off from New Zealand on July 4 with seven small satellites. The rocket’s upper stage shut down prematurely, resulting in the loss of all seven payloads. Credit: Rocket Lab A detached electrical connector on the second stage of Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket caused a failure on a July 4…
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Rocket Lab satellite launch fails before reaching orbit
An Electron rocket takes off Saturday (U.S. time) from New Zealand with seven satellites on-board. Credit: Rocket Lab A failure during the second stage burn of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket caused seven small commercial satellites to crash back to Earth Saturday following liftoff from New Zealand. Carrying satellites from the United States, Japan and…
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Live coverage: Rocket Lab confirms launch failure after liftoff with seven satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand carrying payloads into orbit for Canon Electronics, Planet and In-Space Missions. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. Rocket Lab’s live video webcast begins approximately 15 minutes prior to launch, and will…
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Rocket Lab plans next launch Saturday, closes in on first mission from Virginia
The Electron rocket for Rocket Lab’s next mission. Credit: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab is readying for a launch from its New Zealand spaceport Saturday (U.S. time) with seven commercial satellites from Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom, while teams at Wallops Island, Virginia, move closer to Rocket Lab’s first launch there as soon…