Nov 11, 2018
Rocket Lab Completes First Commercial Launch of Its Electron Rocket
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: satellites
U.S.-based aerospace manufacturer Rocket Lab completed its first successful commercial launch on Saturday, sending seven spacecraft including “six tiny satellites and a drag sail demonstrator” into orbit aboard a relatively small Electron rocket designed primarily for smallsats and cubesats, Spaceflight Now reported.