Blastoff Rocket Lab launches Astroscale satellite to inspect space junk

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched Astroscale s ADRASJ satellite from New Zealand on Feb. 18, 2024 at 9:52 a. m. EST (1452 GMT; 3:52 a. m. local time on Feb. 19). The satellite s target is an upper stage of the Japanese H2A rocket that launched the GOSAT Earth observation satellite in 2009. Full Story: Credit: Rocket Lab