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ROCKET LAB ATTEMPT TO RECOVER ELECTRON FIRST STAGE, Nov 19, 2020, New Zealand, 8:44 pm ET (Nov 20, 2:44 pm local time)
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Update, November 17: The launch has slipped one day due to weather. Time is the same. There is an almost 3-hour launch window.
Launch update: Due to weather we are now targeting no earlier than November 20th UTC for the #ReturnToSender mission. ??️?
Target lift-off:
?UTC: 20 Nov (01:44 – 04:34)
?NZT: 20 Nov (14:44 – 17:34)
?PT:19 Nov (17:44 – 20:34)
?ET: 19 Nov (20:44 – 23:34) pic.twitter.com/w6hEUo4AtA— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) November 17, 2020
Original Entry: Rocket Lab will conduct its 16th launch from the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand and for the first time will try to recover the first stage of its Electron rocket.
The launch window is open for 14 days. Keep up to date by following Rocket Lab’s Twitter feed (@RocketLab) or on the company’s website.
As of Sunday, November 15, the launch is scheduled for November 18 at 8:44 pm ET (which is November 19, 2:44 pm in New Zealand).
Target lift-off time for the Return to Sender mission:
UTC: 01:44, Nov 19
NZT: 14:44, Nov 19
PT: 17:44, Nov 18
ET: 20:44, Nov 18— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) November 14, 2020