Rocket Lab Launches Eight Japanese Satellites, Including Origami-Inspired Payload Written 23 April 2026
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A Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 1 in Māhia, New Zealand, June 5, 2024. | Credit: NASA; Wikipedia; Public Domain
SPACE reports, “Rocket Lab sent eight Japanese satellites to orbit from New Zealand on Wednesday night (April 22), including one with a unique “origami” construction. An Electron vehicle launched the “Kakuchin Rising” mission from Rocket Lab’s New Zealand site on Wednesday at 11:09 p.m. EDT (0309 GMT and 3:19 p.m. local New Zealand time on Thursday, April 23).”
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