Thursday, June 11, 2020

RocketLab Delays Launch To June 13th

Huntington Beach-based rocket launch provider Rocket Lab is again delaying its launch for this week, to June 13th. According to Rocket Lab, the delay--the second for the DontStopMeNow mission--is due to high winds at its LC-1 launch site. The company says the launch is now targeted for no earlier than 04:43 UTC on June 13th. The company's Electron rocket carries three payloads designed by the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which provides imagery and other information to U.S. intelligence agencies. Rocket Lab's rockets are designed to put up small satellites (Cubesats) into space.

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