T-60 minutes. Electron is currently green for launch and operator are on console in mission control. It’s almost time to go to space!
LAUNCH! Rocket Lab Electron launches with the “It Argos Up From Here” mission, from Launch Complex 1B (LC-1B), on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand.Overview:nasaspaceflight.com/2022/10/it-arg… - by Trevor Sesnic (@124970MeV)Livestream:youtube.com/watch?v=TffmQR…
Well they've got to staging. Stage 2 performance call is "Nominal".
Electron's upper stage swaps out its battery
And on to the kick stage and with a good orbit, so all is well!
"NOT NOMINAL" first stage call?
All nominal. Just a word stumble. Sorry for the heart attack!
Just a casual rocket flying over Lower Hutt... More sunset rises please @RocketLab that was incredible!!
Beautiful view from Sunrise hut