Rocket Lab has successfully deployed two satellite payloads for BlackSky Inc as part of a successful launch from Mahia Peninsula.
Lift-off for the Love at First Insight mission happened from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 at 2.39pm on Thursday.
The rocket successfully passed through Max Q, the greatest force of the Earth's atmosphere on a rocket during its launch, a minute later.
This is Rocket Lab's 22nd Electron rocket launch. Electron rockets from the company have deployed 107 satellites into orbit.