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Rocket Lab(RL)CommercialLaunch vehicle suffered an anomaly during the second stage that resulted in the loss of the mission and all satellite payloads.
‘Pics Or It Didn’t Happen’ is the 13th mission for Rocket Lab. It was planned to deploy seven imaging small satellites to a 500km circular low Earth orbit for a range of customers including Spaceflight Inc.’s customer Canon Electronics, as well as Planet and In-Space Missions.
Orbital Attempt
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RL Mission
#13
Pad Launch
#13
Location Launch
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Jul 4, 2020, 9:19 PM
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Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 is a commercial spaceport located close to Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of Māhia Peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is owned and operated by private spaceflight company Rocket Lab and supports launches of the company's Electron rocket for small satellites. With the launch of Electron on 25 May 2017, it became the first private spaceport to host an orbital launch attempt, and the first site in New Zealand to host an orbital launch attempt. With the Electron launch of 21 January 2018, it became the first private spaceport to host a successful orbital launch.
Timezone
Pacific/Auckland
Local Launch Time
Jul 5, 2020, 9:19 AM
Total Launches
78
Total Landings
17
Coordinates
-39.2608, 177.8659
