by Matt Wilson | Mar 1, 2021 | Finance, Seradata News, Technology
Rocket Lab announced on 1 March 2021 that it plans to merge with Vector Acquisition Corporation, a SPAC (Special-purpose acquisition company) to become listed on the NASDAQ. The deal is expected to close in “Q2 2021” and has valued the company at US$4.1...
by David Todd | Jan 20, 2021 | Seradata News
A Rocket Lab Electron KS rocket was launched into orbit from the Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand at 0726 GMT on 20 January 2021 on its launch dubbed “Another one leaves the crust”. On board was a low Earth Orbit (LEO) communications satellite built by the...
by David Todd | Nov 20, 2020 | Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
Rocket Lab’s most recent mission, dubbed “Return-to-Sender”, saw an Electron launch vehicle lift off from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, at 0220 GMT on 20 November. The mission was carrying 29 smallsats/CubeSats, plus an advertising payload. The...
by David Todd | Oct 29, 2020 | Launches, Satellites
A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle launched the CE-Sat-2B earth observation satellite for the Japanese Canon Electronics firm. The launch also carried nine of Planet’s Flock-4e’ earth observation cubesats into orbit. The launch took place from the...
by David Todd | Aug 31, 2020 | commercial launch services, Launches, Military space, Satellites, Science, Seradata News, SpaceX
Given that Vandenberg, California, is the main launch site for US missions to polar and near polar Sun-synchronous orbit launches, it was a surprise that SpaceX elected to use Cape Canaveral to launch Argentina’s second three metric ton radar satellite,...
