Rocket Lab Electron Rocket Successfully Launches R3D2 Mission for DARPA | Highlights |
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The Rocket Lab's Electron rocket lifts off a pad on New Zealand's Māhia Peninsula today (March 28) at 7:27 p.m. EDT (2327 GMT; 12:27 p.m. local New Zealand time on March 29).
About 53 minutes after liftoff, the booster delivered to orbit the 330-lb. (150 kilograms) Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2) spacecraft, an experimental satellite that will be operated by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Courtesy : Rocket Lab's Our Social Media links: http://fb.com/SPACEandISROnews http://fb.com/theINDIANspace https://twitter.com/theINDIANspace https://spaceandisronews.tumblr.com https://www.instagram.com/theINDIANspace http://t.me/SPACEandISROnews #ROCKETLABS #Electron #R3D2 #DARPA #satellite #LaunchNews #SPACEandISROnews #TheINDIANspace |