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Rocket Lab launches OroraTech satellites
Posted: Sun, Mar 30, 2025, 9:06 AM ET (1306 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched eight cubesats for German wildfire-tracking company OroraTech. An Electron rocket lifted off at 11:30 am EDT (1530 GMT) Wednesday from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, placing eight OroraTech satellites into orbit. The 8U cubesats, built by Spire, have infrared payloads to allow OroraTech to detect and monitor wildfires. The satellites will operate in an afternoon sun-synchronous orbit, filling a gap in data coverage. OroraTech plans to launch eight more satellites later this year.
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