‘Finding Hot Wildfires Near You’ Mission is Underway
Rocket Lab Electron Rocket Launches Wildfire Detection System
The ‘Finding Hot Wildfires Near You’ mission lifted-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Pad B, in Mahia, New Zealand earlier today, successfully deploying eight satellites to a 550 km (≈342 mile) circular low Earth orbit. The mission was Rocket Lab’s fifth launch of 2025 and 63rd launch overall, bringing the total count of satellites deployed by Elect…
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