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Rocket Lab successfully completes return-to-flight Electron launch (spaceflightnow.com)

submitted 11 months ago by happy_piwakawaka to c/newzealand

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Rocket Lab launched its first flight of its Electron rocket since a failure on Sept. 19. The 42nd mission for the small-satellite launcher lifted off on Dec. 15 from New Zealand during at about 1705 NZDT (0405 UTC or 11:05 p.m. EST).

Launched today from the Mahia Peninsula (Hawke's Bay). Lift off is around the 35 minute mark of the linked video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLwTLqaCnQ8&t=3)

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[–] Dave 2 points 11 months ago

That's a really cool read, thanks for linking it!