Electron rocket launched from the New Zealand Mahaia Peninsula
The U.S. Space Company Rocket Lab launched a "Electron" rocket for the first time in about three and a half months on November 17, local time. This mission is called "Love at First Insight". The Electron Rocket was launched from the New Zealand Mahaia Peninsula, equipped with two GEN-2, a US satellite company BLACKSKY's global observation satellite. About one hour after the launch, he succeeded in the track at an altitude of 430 km. For rocket labs, a total of 107 satellite launch was successful, and it was the 22nd launch launch launch. Blacksky is aiming to build a real -time observation satellite concrete that can be observed in real time. From 2019 to this year, five satellites have been successfully launched, and in December this year, two more satellite launches are planned. Rocket Lab is also testing the reuse of the first -stage aircraft on the rocket. In the company's plan, we plan to carry out a unique method of controlling the rocket first tier and collecting the air with a helicopter. In this mission, a helicopter waiting for a recovery waters was conducted to observe the falling aircraft. This was the first initiative for the company, and succeeded in observing the aircraft falling from the helicopter as planned. After that, the aircraft that landed on the sea will be collected by boat, inspected at the company's factory, and will be reused.
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