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Rocket Lab secretly launched its own company-made satellite on latest flight – Press Reality
Small satellite launcher Rocket Lab says it has successfully flown one of its own satellites, demonstrating that the spacecraft’s design holds up in Earth orbit. It’s the first time the company has flown its in-house cylindrical spacecraft, known as the Photo…
Small satellite launcher Rocket Lab says it has successfully flown one of its own satellites, demonstrating that the spacecrafts design holds up in Earth orbit. Its the first time the company has flown its in-house cylindrical spacecraft, known as the Photon, which Rocket Lab hopes to sell to customers for use in ambitious deep-space missions.
The satellite was secretly a part of Rocket Labs most recent launch. On August 30th, the companys Electron rocket took off from Rocket Labs primary launc…
