Aerospace company Rocket Lab canceled plans to launch six commercial satellites due to concerns about sensor readings on Friday (December 20).
rocket lab Erase the 16th electronic rocket The flight in 2024 comes less than 20 minutes before it is scheduled to take off at 10:03 a.m. ET (1503 GMT) from the company’s main launch site on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula. Rocket refueling has begun while scrubbing.
Rocket Lab said: “We will halt today’s Synspective launch attempt to study the sensor data more closely.” wrote in an update on social media. “We have backup opportunities in the coming days, so please wait for a new release date as soon as possible.”
rocket lab mission, titled “Owl Up” Carries six Strix radar imaging satellites for Japan’s Synspective Corporation. Synspective is building a constellation of Strix satellites to “deliver imagery capable of detecting millimeter-scale changes” earth surface From space,” Rocket Lab wrote in task description.
Synspective has 16 Strix launches booked satellite with Rocket Lab. First Strix launch Taking off in December 2020. The upcoming “Owl The Way Up” mission will be Synspective’s sixth Rocket Lab flight.
Once Rocket Lab selects a new launch date for Owl The Way Up, the company expects to provide a livestream of the mission. You will be able to watch the live broadcast of the conference through the following methods Rocket Lab’s live broadcast page and YouTube channel. The webcast will begin approximately 20 minutes before departure.