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Space

Rocket Lab USA Establishes New Program to Accelerate Satellite Launching

Jeffrey Hill

Thursday, July 7th, 2022

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Rocket Lab USA Establishes New Program to Accelerate Satellite Launching

The Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle (Rocket Lab Photo)

Launch and space systems company Rocket Lab established a Responsive Space Program on Thursday that will open a direct line of communication with satellite operators to understand their mission requirements and then develop customized responsive mission plans that could be executed within a day of a satellite arriving at a launch site. The program, which will be lead by the company’s U.S. division Rocket Lab USA, aims to on-ramp commercial and government satellite operators to the its 24/7 rapid call-up launch capability…

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