by Matt Wilson | May 17, 2021 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News, Technology
Launching at 1111 GMT on 15 May 2021 from Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, an Electron rocket built by Rocket Lab suffered a failure during launch. The anomaly occurred post ignition of the second-stage. Seconds after ignition of the single Rutherford engine it shutdown... 
by Matt Wilson | Mar 26, 2021 | commercial launch services, Finance, Seradata News
On 25 March 2021 BlackSky Global, through its launch services provider Spaceflight Inc., signed a multi-launch contract with Rocket Lab covering nine of its Earth observation satellites. As per the contract Rocket Lab will conduct at least five Electron missions... 
by David Todd | Mar 23, 2021 | Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
On a launch dubbed “They go up so fast” Rocket Lab successfully launched one of its Electron launch vehicles at 2230 GMT on 22 March from Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. The satellites carried on the launch were Blacksky Global-9, Centauri III, Gunsmoke-J... 
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...
