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Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.

Rocket’s live video webcast begins around 15 minutes prior to launch, and will be available on this page.