Rocket Lab launches private radar imaging satellite to orbit

Rocket Lab launched a private radar imaging satellite to orbit tonight (March 14). An Electron vehicle carrying a single satellite for the Japan-based Earth-imaging company iQPS lifted off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site today at 8 p.m. EDT (0000 GMT and 1 p.m. local New Zealand time on March 15). Today's mission, which Rocket Lab calls "The Lightning God Reigns," successfully sent the QPS-SAR-9 satellite to a circular orbit 357 miles (575 kilometers) above Earth, deploying the spacecraft there 55.5 minutes after liftoff as planned. More

(Source: Space.com - Mar 15)