ELECTRON rocket on Saturday could not withdraw two satellite remote sensing of the Earth to the American company BlackSky, an abnormal situation occurred after the start of the second stage engines, the carrier developer reported Rocket Lab, transfers Interfax.
“In the course of today’s launch there was a problem that led to the failure of the mission … The problem arose shortly after the start of the second stage,” the company noted.
Mini-satellite weighing about 60 kg should have been included in the orbital grouping that allow you to obtain optical images with a resolution of 90 cm from a height of 420 km.
Launch of a light two-stage rocket with an accelerated Kick Stage unit was carried out from the starting site of Rocket Lab on the Machiya Peninsula in New Zealand.