Tag: 9:52 a.m. EST

Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket Launches on Space Debris Removal Mission

Spaceflight Now reports “a small satellite that will inspect a discarded rocket body in orbit lifted off Sunday/Monday on a mission to develop techniques for removing space debris.”  Built by Japan-based Astroscale, the satellite “launched atop a Rocket Lab Electron” rocket from New Zealand at 9:52 a.m. EST
Full Story (Spaceflight Now)

 

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Rocket Lab – Electron Launch, 18 February 2024
(Space Affairs; YouTube)