Rocket Orbit will launch satellites into orbit from Baikonur in New Zealand

More and more companies are beginning to deal with the in-orbit delivery of those or other spacecraft. Someone is going to do space tourism, someone else "carries" to the ISS cargo. And there are companies that are going to be engaged in launching satellites into Earth orbit. One such kompanits, Rocket Orbit, this is going to be used for the spaceport in New Zealand.

The company plans to launch small satellites engaged in low orbit. The main objective of Rocket Lab - increasing the number of start-ups and reducing the cost of launching a satellite into orbit. Satellites that this organization plans to run, will be engaged in photographing the Earth's surface, to observe changes in the weather, to determine the centers of occurrence of natural disasters, and perform other socially useful work.

"Creating and managing our own platform for launching a major goal of the company", - said the executive director of Rocket Lab on Wednesday. According to him, the company is trying to make space available for commercial use. The Rocket Lab includes companies such as Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp.

The company plans to reach a value of one run in the $ 5 million. Its target audience the company sees universities and small startups. Thus at Rocket Labs has 30 potential customers.

Why New Zealand? Because the spacecraft into orbit departing from the Southern Hemisphere, can reach a large number of points on the orbit. In addition, the platform for the launch will be located away from popular air or sea routes, which means the possibility of more frequent launches of spacecraft than other spaceports. Plus, companies that run their vehicles with the platforms, which are located in the United States are required to pay a fairly substantial contributions to the treasury of the country. It is understood that in New Zealand the amount will be much less.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/253004/