Rocket Lab launches 4 experimental 'DiskSats' for the US military

Rocket Lab launched a new type of satellite for the U.S. Space Force early Thursday morning (Dec. 18). An Electron rocket carrying four "DiskSats" lifted off from Rocket Lab's pad on Wallops Island, Virginia on Thursday at 12:03 a.m. EST (0503 GMT). The launch, which Rocket Lab called "Don't Be Such a Square," kicked off the Space Test Program (STP)-S30 mission for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command. More

(Source: Space.com - Dec 19)