Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket Launches on Space Debris Removal Mission Written 20 February 2024
Rocket Lab - Electron Launch, 18 February 2024. | Credit: Space Affairs; YouTube; framegrab
Spaceflight Now reports “a small satellite that will inspect a discarded rocket body in orbit lifted off Sunday/Monday on a mission to develop techniques for removing space debris.” Built by Japan-based Astroscale, the satellite “launched atop a Rocket Lab Electron” rocket from New Zealand at 9:52 a.m. EST
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Rocket Lab - Electron Launch, 18 February 2024
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