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Monday, May 17, 2021

BlackSky's flight to two satellites orbiting

 Mission failed in just three minutes of launching, rocket destroyed before two satellites reached orbit

BlackSky's flight to two satellites orbiting


Spaceflight was managed by the company BlackSky's flight to two satellites orbiting the Earth. But within a few minutes, both these satellites were destroyed.

The rocket lab electron booster, which was trying to take two commercial satellites into space, failed on Saturday. Just 3 minutes after launching, this mission failed due to some technical glitch. It was launched from Rocket Labs Launch Complex 1 in Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. But in less than three minutes, this launch failed when the electron separated in the second phase. (Rocket Lab Electron Launch fails to reach orbit 2 commercial satellites lost)


Spaceflight was managed by the company BlackSky's flight to two satellites orbiting the Earth. But within a few minutes, both these satellites were destroyed. Rocket Lab issued a statement on Twitter, saying, 'There was some problem during today's launch, due to which the mission failed. We are sorry for the loss of our customers BlackSky and SpaceFlight. This problem occurred before the start of the second phase. '


Camera capture event

The camera was mounted on the upper side of the electron, which shows that it separated only after 2 minutes and 35 minutes of launch. After this, he started going towards one direction and then was destroyed. The rocket lab has confirmed the satellite's destruction only four minutes after its separation from the rocket.



Mission failed last year too

In July last year, the company's mission failed. The company later traced that the mission failed due to a poor electrical connection. Rocket Lab launched the first mission in 2017. Even at that time, the satellite had failed to reach the orbit due to technical disturbances. However, Rocket Lab has executed 18 successful missions. Rocket Lab launched 58-foot high electron booster after an hour delay. Although there was strong wind at that time. This was the company's 20th mission.


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