Rocket Lab successfully launches 22nd electron rocket into space
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Save Rocket Lab's 22nd Electron rocket at the point of successfully launching from Launch Complex 1 at Mahia.
Rocket Lab has successfully deployed two satellite payloads for BlackSky Inc as part of a successful launch from Mahia Peninsula.
Lift-off for the Love at First Insight mission happened from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 at 2.39pm on Thursday.
The rocket successfully passed through Max Q, the greatest force of
the Earth's atmosphere on a rocket during its launch, a minute later.
This is Rocket Lab's 22nd Electron rocket launch. Electron rockets from the company have deployed 107 satellites into orbit.
