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Third Dedicated Launch Pad Officially Opened by Rocket Lab

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Tom Patton
Feb 28, 2022
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Rocket Lab USA has completed its second orbital launch pad at Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand – the Company’s third dedicated pad for its Electron rocket, and confirmed the new pad’s first mission will be a dedicated commercial launch scheduled to lift-off within a week’s time.

"With Pad B we’ve kept things efficient. Its systems and layout replicates Pa…

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