Rocket Lab has launched its 31st Electron rocket on the “It Argos Up From Here” mission from Rocket Lab’s private Launch Complex 1B (LC-1B), on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. Liftoff occurred on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 6:09 AM NZT (17:09 UTC on Oct. 7).
This launch marks Rocket Lab’s eighth launch of 2022 and their fourth overall launch from LC-1B – one of Rocket Lab’s three launch pads, which include LC-1A and LC-1B at Mahia, and LC-2 at Wallops in the United States.