Rocket Lab launched a mystery satellite for a confidential commercial customer this evening (March 5). It was the company's 83rd liftoff to date.

An Electron rocket lifts off Nov. 5 from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand carrying a payload for an undisclosed commercial customer. Credit: Rocket Lab WASHINGTON — A Rocket Lab Electron launched a ...

Tokyo — A commercial rocket trying to put a satellite into orbit was intentionally exploded shortly after liftoff Wednesday morning in central Japan following a problem that's still under ...

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TOKYO (AP) — A commercial rocket trying to put a satellite into orbit was intentionally exploded shortly after liftoff Wednesday morning in central Japan following a problem that’s still under ...

Japan’s private rocket company Space One watched its Kairos vehicle fail for the third consecutive time on March 5, 2026, after the rocket launched from a coastal site in the Wakayama region of ...