ROCKET LAB SUCCESSFULLY MAKES IT TO ORBIT!
PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT SUCCESSFUL
Previous Launch Attempts
Rocket Lab had originally hoped to launch mid-Dec 2017, but due to weather conditions, and a minor issue, were unable to. They are retrying in early 2018.
20 Jan 2018 (Saturday)
A launch attempt was manually scrubbed at T-2 minutes, due to two rogue ships in launch area. They reset, but due to other space traffic (e.g. ISS), a minor avionics issue, and then deteriorating weather - were unable to resume countdown.
12 Dec 2017
The flight computer aborted during the ignition process, at T-2 seconds prior to planned lift-off. The vehicle appeared safe, but insufficient time remained in the launch window, to reset and try again.
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The full-length, untrimmed webcast can be found here.
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// FUNCTION SPEC: onYouTubeIframeAPIReady_V2(theVideoId, elementName, shouldAutoplay, shouldMute);
onYouTubeIframeAPIReady_V2('mOynBVIDUNo', 'playerContainer1', 1, 0); // MAIN WINDOW
onYouTubeIframeAPIReady_V2('3mh8ZplzEqk', 'playerContainer2', 0, 1); // Jan 20 Launch attempt
onYouTubeIframeAPIReady_V2('z3Yp1HQicpo', 'playerContainer3', 0, 1); // Dec 12 Launch attempt
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modestbranding: 1, // Hide the Youtube Logo
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//fs: 0, // Hide the full screen button
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iv_load_policy: 3, // Hide the Video Annotations
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rel: 0 // Hide related videos
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onReady: function(e) {
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// Function originally written by @labnol
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