Satellite-carrying rocket 'lost' following New Zealand launch
A commercial rocket having seven satellites was "shed" after take-off Sunday from a fresh Zealand launch pad, the dog owner Rocket Lab said.
"We lost the trip late into the objective," Peter Beck, Rocket Lab's founder and chief executive, tweeted.
"I am incredibly sorry that people didn't deliver our customers' satellites today. Be confident we will get the issue, correct it and be again on the pad before long."
Rocket Lab lists itself as a good US business with headquarters at a wholly-owned New Zealand subsidiary and specializes found in delivering small satellites to low Earth orbit.
Its backers consist of US corporations Khosla Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Lockheed Martin, Promus Ventures and Info Collective.
The failed objective, the business's 13th payload launch, had been named "Pics Or It Didn't Happen".
In a statement on its website, Rocket Lab explained it had experienced an "anomaly" four a few minutes into the flight and was functioning closely with the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States to identify the cause.
The rocket was carrying satellites for companies Spaceflight, Canon Electronics, World and In-Space Missions, Beck said.
"Today's anomaly is a reminder that space launch could be unforgiving, but we might identify the issue, rectify it, and become safely rear on the pad as soon as possible."
Source: www.thejakartapost.com
