Share with friends and circles of friends with wechat scanning code QR code < / P > < p > news on March 1. At 3:37 p.m. Eastern time on February 28, the "electronic" rocket of rocket lab, a private Rocket Company of the United States, ignited and launched from a new launch pad on the North Island of New Zealand, sending a private enterprise earth observation satellite into a predetermined orbit p> < p > < / P > < p > it is reported that the launch mission is called "the owl's night continues", which is the first time that the rocket laboratory launches a rocket from the newly-built pad B. The rocket carries an earth observation satellite Strix operated by Japanese space start-up synperspective- β。 53 minutes after the rocket ignited, Strix- β Enter the designated orbit 349 miles (561 kilometers) from the earth's surface as planned p> < p > this is the 24th launch of the rocket laboratory "electronic" rocket. The "electronic" rocket is 18 meters high and can put a small satellite into a predetermined orbit. The previous 23 launches were from launch pad 1 of the launch site. The representative of the rocket laboratory said that the completion of a second launch pad at the launch site would make a big difference p> < p > the company said, "the addition of launch pad 2 can improve the launch response ability of the rocket laboratory and increase the launch frequency by eliminating the preparation time of a single launch pad, so that multiple missions can be launched within a few days." p> < p > the rocket laboratory has also built a third launch pad at the Atlantic Regional Space port on Wallops Island, Virginia. The rocket of the rocket laboratory failed to take off from Virginia due to the delay of the automatic flight termination system developed by NASA. But NASA recently distributed the system to industry partners, so the electron rocket may launch from the launch pad in Virginia in the near future p> < p > as the name of the launch mission implies, "owl night continues" is not the first launch mission completed by rocket Laboratory for Japanese company synperspective. In December 2020, the "electronic" rocket once sent Strix- α Put the satellite into orbit. The representative of the company said that the rocket laboratory has signed a contract to launch another Strix satellite mission this year and another in 2023 p> < p > synperspective is building a satellite network composed of more than 30 Strix satellites, using the synthetic aperture radar carried by the satellite to observe the earth. The representative of the rocket laboratory said that these spacecraft would "summarize the observation data of big city centers every day to provide technical support for urban development planning, construction, infrastructure operation monitoring and disaster response" p> < p > the rocket laboratory is trying to recover the first stage booster of the electron rocket. In previous missions, the rocket laboratory recovered the primary booster splashed in the ocean for investigation and analysis. The representative of the company said that the mission did not recycle the primary booster. (Chen Chen) < / P > < p >