Rocket Lab conducts Spaceflight Inc. Rideshare Mission with Electron launch

Rocket Lab launched its third Electron rocket launch of the year on Saturday. The seventh flight of Electron, named “Make It Rain,” carried seven satellites for Spaceflight Inc. Daily launch windows from 04:30 to 06:30 UTC began on June 27. However, the launch moved to Saturday (local time) after a 48 hour delay due to the need to conduct additional checks on ground equipment. Saturday’s attempt launched at the opening of the window with no issues. The mission name was inspired by Spaceflight Inc.’s headquarters in Seattle, Washington. Make It Rain was Spaceflight’s inaugural launch with Rocket Lab and the first of five such launches planned for this year. More

(Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Jun 29)