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Rocket Lab suffers first launch failure in over two years during Capella Space satellite mission

  • Rocket Lab's Electron rocket experienced an anomaly during launch of a Capella Space radar imaging satellite.
  • The issue occurred shortly after stage separation around 2.5 minutes into flight.
  • Rocket Lab is working with regulatory agencies to investigate the root cause.
  • This failure broke a streak of 19 consecutive successful Electron launches.
  • Rocket Lab will delay their next mission and revise financial guidance while resolving the problem.
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