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Launch of "The Lightning God Defends"
Rocket Lab launched an Electron out of Māhia in New Zealand at 1304 UTC, or 0104 Friday morning local time (NZST). The mission, named "The Lightning God Defends", delivered QPS-SAR-18 to orbit, a synthetic aperture radar satellite operated by the Japanese company iQPS. It was the 9th payload Rocket Lab have launched for iQPS. This was the 93rd flight of Electron overall. [Source: Rocket Lab]
Failure of Taiwanese Rocket Test Flight
The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology launched an unnamed prototype satellite launch vehicle on a suborbital test flight from Jiupeng in Taiwan yesterday morning local time. The launch was a failure, and did not reach space. The rocket veered off its safe course over the ocean and crashed into the land after self-terminating. No injuries or property damage were reported. This flight is part of a Taiwanese programme to develop a solid-fuelled orbital rocket. [Source: CNA]
Launch of North Korean Suborbital Missiles
The Korean People's Army launched 10 missiles from near Pyongyang at 0804 UTC, or 1704 local time (KST). They achieved a maximum altitude of around 90km (high enough to count as a suborbital spaceflight under the US definition of space) before splashing down in the Sea of Japan. [Source: Japanese Ministry of Defense]
Scrub of Starlink Group 10-39
SpaceX were scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral in Florida today, but the flight was scrubbed. The payload is Starlink Group 10-39. There will be a second attempt tomorrow. [Source: SpaceX]
ISS Activities
The crew of the International Space Station carried out routine research and maintenance and prepared for Tuesday's spacewalk. [Source: NASA]
Ship 41 Static Fire Test
SpaceX performed a six-engine static fire test of Ship 41, the upper stage that is planning to launch on Starship Flight 14, the first orbital test flight of the company's fully reusable super-heavy rocket. [Source: NSF]
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