Rocket Lab Electron Carries 10 Smallsats Into Orbit

Irene Klotz October 28, 2020
Credit: Rocket Lab
A Rocket Lab Electron small-satellite launcher lifted off from the company’s New Zealand launch complex on Oct. 28 carrying nine Earth-imaging SuperDove cubesats for Planet and a tech demo for Canon Electronics. Electron’s nine liquid-fueled Rutherford engines ignited at 5:21 p.m. EDT (10:21 a.m...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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