Electron “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical” launch

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical” mission from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 31 August 2020, at 03:05 UTC (15:05 NZT). “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical” is a dedicated mission for Capella Space with the payload “Sequoia”, a single 100 kg class microsatellite which will be the first publicly available satellite in the company’s commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) constellation. The mission is Electron’s 14th launch. Credits: Image and video courtesy of Rocket Lab