Rocket Lab's 25th launch from Mahia produced specular photos and video last night (see clip below).
The "'Without Mission A Beat" mission launched two satellites into orbit for Earth-imaging company BlackSky at 1.41am this morning, following weather delays at the start of its launch window.
It was the third in a series of five Rocket Lab launches for BlackSky.
Last September, the Virginia-based, NYSE-listed BlackSky said it had won a US$30 million with a US Department of Defense unit called the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to track economic activity around the world, using AI to process satellite images. The NGA supplies data to assist US policymakers to assist with everything from disaster relief to war planning. BlackSky's clients also include Nasa.