{"id":12155,"date":"2020-10-21T23:53:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T15:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/rocket-lab-calls-off-launch-attempt-in-new-zealand\/"},"modified":"2020-10-21T23:53:40","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T15:53:40","slug":"rocket-lab-calls-off-launch-attempt-in-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/rocket-lab-calls-off-launch-attempt-in-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab calls off launch attempt in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_48112\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48112\" style=\"width: 1551px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48112\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ek4QlSkVcAApZfF.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1551\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ek4QlSkVcAApZfF.jpeg 1551w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ek4QlSkVcAApZfF-300x165.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ek4QlSkVcAApZfF-768x422.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ek4QlSkVcAApZfF-678x372.jpeg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1551px) 100vw, 1551px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rocket Lab\u2019s Electron rocket is seen venting oxygen vapors during a countdown in New Zealand on Wednesday (U.S. time). Credit: Rocket Lab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The California-based rocket company was planning to launch the mission during a window Wednesday opening at 5:14 p.m. EDT (2114 GMT), or 10:14 a.m. local time Thursday at the Electron rocket\u2019s launch base in New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>The launch team began loading the rocket with kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants, then officials pushed back the launch time to the end of Wednesday\u2019s window. Rocket Lab finally announced that the mission would have to wait for another day to take off.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1319031513741049856&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2020%2F10%2F21%2Frocket-lab-calls-off-launch-attempt-in-new-zealand%2F&amp;sessionId=eec6dab2473f6d4d49414c20e1555d457931a21d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1319031513741049856\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782696518736301517=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We\u2019re standing down from today\u2019s attempt. Some sensors are returning data that we want to look into further. We have back up opportunities until Nov 3. Stay tuned for updates on new launch date! #InFocus pic.twitter.com\/ThqsMzsJcs<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) October 21, 2020<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Peter Beck, Rocket Lab\u2019s founder and CEO, tweeted the the company scrubbed the launch attempt Wednesday \u201cjust to be safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the mission does blast off, the nearly 60-foot-tall (18-meter) Electron rocket will arc toward the south from Rocket Lab\u2019s privately-owned spaceport on Mahia Peninsula on the east coast of New Zealand\u2019s North Island.<\/p>\n<p>The Electron rocket\u2019s upper stage will deploy 10 small satellites into a 310-mile-high (500-kilometer) polar orbit. The mission will be the 15th launch of a Rocket Lab Electron booster since May 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The largest spacecraft on the mission is CE-SAT-2B, an Earth observation satellite for Canon Electronics of Japan.<\/p>\n<p>The 78-pound (35.5-kilogram) microsatellite is sitting on top of the rocket. CE-SAT-2B is Canon\u2019s third microsatellite to launch, following an experimental spacecraft that launched in 2017 on an Indian PSLV rocket and a follow-on satellite that launched in July on a previous Rocket Lab mission.<\/p>\n<p>The CE-SAT 1B satellite that launched in July was destroyed when Rocket Lab\u2019s Electron rocket failed before reaching orbit.<\/p>\n<p>According to Canon, CE-SAT-2B carries three types of cameras to be demonstrated in orbit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the newly developed super high sensitivity camera, CE-SAT-2B is capable of observing the Earth during night time,\u201d Canon said in a press release. \u201cThe satellite is equipped with three types of cameras including Canon\u2019s mirrorless camera and compact digital camera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCE-SAT-2B will go through a two-year demonstration experiment for forthcoming production of cassegrain reflectors as series,\u201d Canon said.<\/p>\n<p>Spaceflight, a Seattle-based launch broker, arranged for the launch of CE-SAT-2B with Rocket Lab.<\/p>\n<p>Nine SuperDove Earth-imaging satellites \u2014 each about the size of a large shoebox \u2014 are also stowed inside Maxwell deployers on top of the Electron rocket. The SuperDove payloads, built and owned by Planet, will replace five similar satellites \u2014 collectively known as \u201cFlock 4e\u201d\u2013 that were also lost on Rocket Lab\u2019s failed mission in July.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rocket Lab\u2019s 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. 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