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Storm-chaser satellites kicked into orbit from Māhia

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The second of two rocket launches to deploy a constellation of storm- monitoring satellites for NASA launched from Mahia on Saturday.

The mission, named Coming To A Storm Near You, was originally scheduled to launch last Monday but was delayed — by a storm.

The mission marks Rocket Lab’s second of two TROPICS launches for NASA, following the first on May 8.

Like the previous launch, Coming ...


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