Electron launches NASA, South Korean satellites
Posted: Sat, Apr 27, 2024, 10:18 AM ET (1418 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched a South Korean imaging satellite and a NASA solar sail experiment Tuesday. An Electron rocket lifted off at 6:32 pm EDT (2332 GMT) from the company's New Zealand launch site. It first deployed into a 520-kilometer orbit NEONSAT-1, the first spacecraft in an 11-satellite constellation by South Korea to provide imagery for civil and national security applications. It then placed into a 1,000-kilometer orbit ACS3, a NASA cubesat that will test a solar sail deployment system. The launch was the fifth this year for Rocket Lab.
Rocket Lab launched a South Korean imaging satellite and a NASA solar sail experiment Tuesday. An Electron rocket lifted off at 6:32 pm EDT (2332 GMT) from the company's New Zealand launch site. It first deployed into a 520-kilometer orbit NEONSAT-1, the first spacecraft in an 11-satellite constellation by South Korea to provide imagery for civil and national security applications. It then placed into a 1,000-kilometer orbit ACS3, a NASA cubesat that will test a solar sail deployment system. The launch was the fifth this year for Rocket Lab.
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