Watch Rocket Lab launch private Japanese Earth-observing satellite early May 17
16-05-2025 23:00 via space.com

Watch Rocket Lab launch private Japanese Earth-observing satellite early May 17

Rocket Lab is scheduled to launch an Earth-observing satellite for the Japanese company iQPS early Saturday morning (May 17), and you can watch the action live.
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