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Rocket Lab Ready for First Launch for U.S. Space Force

Frank Wolfe

Friday, September 18th, 2020

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Rocket Lab Ready for First Launch for U.S. Space Force

The Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle (Rocket Lab Photo)

The California-based Rocket Lab is set to launch its Electron rocket for the company's first mission for the U.S. Space Force in partnership with DoD's Space Test Program and the Space and Missile Systems Center’s (SMC) Small Launch and Targets Division. The launch of the Space Force's classified STP-27RM mission, an experimental, research-and-development micro-satellite, is expected by the end of the month from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) on Wallops Island, Va. Rocket Lab had planned the launch…

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