{"id":23344,"date":"2020-07-03T21:25:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T13:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/rocket-lab-sending-canon-hi-res-earth-camera-to-space-in-pics-or-it-didnt-happen-mission\/"},"modified":"2020-07-03T21:25:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T13:25:49","slug":"rocket-lab-sending-canon-hi-res-earth-camera-to-space-in-pics-or-it-didnt-happen-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/rocket-lab-sending-canon-hi-res-earth-camera-to-space-in-pics-or-it-didnt-happen-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab sending Canon hi-res Earth camera to space in \u2018Pics Or It Didn\u2019t Happen\u201d mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1296\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"2419\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2020\/07\/02\/rocket-lab-canon-satellite\/dc390902-0e82-473f-82a1-c631e0b915c6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"1296,864\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"DC390902-0E82-473F-82A1-C631E0B915C6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>Update July 2: Rocket Lab is pushing the launch back two days to July 5 in hopes of better launch weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Update July 3: Now the launch is set for July 4! Watch live below:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5ZcZoDFYjXc?version=3&amp;rel=0&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Update 3: July 4: Rocket Lab reports a loss of vehicle and payload during the mission. More details to come.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-2403',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Rocket Lab will be ready for its next launch just three weeks after Saturday\u2019s mission \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Me Now,\u201d reinforcing the increasingly fast launch capabilities of the small satellite launch company.<\/p>\n<p>The new mission is named \u201cPics Or It Didn\u2019t Happen\u201d after the number of Earth imaging satellites being deployed in space. The next Electron launch is scheduled to take place from Launch Complex 1 Pad A at the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand&nbsp;on July 3.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-2403\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This time, the company will launch seven small satellites from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex to a 500km circular Earth orbit. Five of these satellites are Planet\u2019s SuperDove project dedicated to general research and observation.<\/p>\n<p>Canon, a name familiar outside of the satellite imaging world, is also launching its CE-SAT-IB satellite on Rocket Lab\u2019s next mission. The satellite is designed to demonstrate Canon\u2019s technology for capturing high-resolution images of Earth from space.<\/p>\n<p>The other satellite that will be aboard Electron is the British Faraday-1 6U CubeSat, which will collect data for startups and other institutions interested in working on&nbsp;software used during space missions.<\/p>\n<p>Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck said in a statement that the company plans to show how it is possible to eliminate the wait to put more satellites into orbit by offering \u201claunches just days apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>We\u2019re excited to continue expanding our responsive space capability with our third launch pad coming online before the end of the year, as well as the continued growth of our Photon satellite program that enables our small sat operators to do more, spend less, and get to orbit faster.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A new Electron rocket is built every 18 days, but refurbishing the launch pad between missions takes additional time. Rocket Lab is currently completing development of a second New Zealand launchpad to minimize time between launches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update July 2: Rocket Lab is pushing the launch back two days to July 5 in hopes of better launch weather conditions. Update July 3: Now the launch is set for July 4! Watch live below: Update 3: July 4: Rocket Lab reports a loss of vehicle and payload during the mission. 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