Running Out Of Fingers
Disclaimer: This livestream is from a third-party channel and is not an official Rocket Lab broadcast.
Name Origin
This name playfully suggests Rocket Lab is conducting so many rideshare missions, they are "running out of fingers" to count or assign to each one, highlighting their successful and frequent rideshare service.
Mission Overview
Rocket Lab's 10th Electron flight, a commercial rideshare managed by Spaceflight Inc. Payloads included ATL-1 thermal insulation test (Hungary), FossaSat-1 communications picosatellite (Fossa Systems), NOOR 1A & 1B experimental networking satellites (Stara Space), SMOG-P electromagnetic pollution monitor (Budapest University), and ALE-2 artificial meteor satellite (ALE Co Japan). This flight featured a "block update" to the first stage enabling the first guided re-entry for reusability data.
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