Rocket Lab launches satellite designed to carry payloads to Venus

Rocket Lab has launched a spacecraft in Earth's orbit, the first of its Photon satellite line. The satellite called 'First Light' was deployed to orbit on Rocket Lab's 14th Electron mission and is designed to carry customer payloads to a variety of destinations, including the Moon and Venus. After lift-off, Electron deployed a 100 kg microsatellite for Capella Space.