Total Now 18 As Nos. 17, 18 Lift Off From Two Hemispheres

Rocket Lab Corporation completed two launches in two days from its launch sites in two hemispheres, in the process setting a new annual launch record with mission numbers 17 and 18 recording a 100% success rate.

Rocket Lab’s 17th mission was its third HASTE launch this year and sixth overall for its suborbital Electron variant for hypersonic technology test flights. The mission was launched on November 18 from the company’s Launch Complex 2 on Wallops Island, Virginia.

The company’s record setting 18th mission was dubbed “Follow My Speed” and lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand on November 20. It successfully deployed its payload for a confidential commercial customer.

Sir Peter Beck, Rocket Lab founder and CEO, said, “Electron once again proves why it is the champion of small launch globally. These two launches serve as great examples of the team’s skill at delivering mission success for our customers anywhere, anytime, and no matter the mission profile – from a suborbital hypersonic technology demonstration to a commercial orbital mission, all within 48 hours and from opposite sides of the world. This new annual record is a proud moment for a remarkable team that continues to set new benchmarks for the launch industry.”

Rocket Lab provides launch services, spacecraft, payloads, and satellite components that serve markets in the commercial, government, and national security segments. The company’s Electron rocket is the world’s most frequently launched small orbital rocket. Its HASTE rocket provides hypersonic test launch capability for the U.S. government and allies.

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