On November 11, 2018 at 03:50 UTC, the “Electron” rocket-carrier was launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, a commercial spaceport located close to Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of Mahia Peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is owned and operated by private spaceflight company Rocket Lab. The rocket orbited nanosatellites: US – “IRVINEO”, “CICERO-10”, Lemur-2 ‘Zupanski’, Lemur-2 ‘Chanusiak’, “Proxima-I”, “Proxima-II” and German “Pride of Savaria”. It was the first commercial launch of an “Electron” rocket. Attachments: |