US military satellite to launch from NZ

By Boris Jancic
Updated January 23 2019 - 12:56pm, first published 12:54pm
An Electron rocket lifts off from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula.
An Electron rocket lifts off from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula.

New Zealand-based space rocket company Rocket Lab says it plans to launch a satellite for the United States Pentagon's research arm next month.

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