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Watch Rocket Lab launch sharp-eyed Earth-observation satellite today

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Rocket Lab will launch a high-resolution Earth -imaging satellite this evening ( Feb. 18 ) Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle will carry the first "Gen-3" satellite for the geospatial intelligence company Blacksky .

Rocket Lab , which likes to give its launches playful names, calls today 's mission " Fasten Your Space Belts " If all goes according to plan, the rocket will deploy the Blacksky satellite into a circular orbit 292 miles above Earth 55.5 minutes after liftoff.

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