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Rocket Lab launches shooting-star satellite

Post author By Alan Boyle
Post date December 6, 2019
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Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket lifted off from its New Zealand launch pad today, sending a shooting-star satellite and six other miniaturized satellites into orbit.

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Tags Rocket Lab, Satellites, Skywatching, Space

By Alan Boyle

Mastermind of Cosmic Log, contributor to GeekWire and Universe Today, author of "The Case for Pluto: How a Little Planet Made a Big Difference," past president of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing.

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