Rocket Lab signs dedicated launch deal with Spire Global

Rocket Lab (RKLB) announced that it has signed a dedicated launch deal with Spire Global (SPIR) to deliver its first four Space Situational Awareness, or SSA, satellites to low Earth orbit for its Space Services customer NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. The dedicated mission on Electron will deploy the satellites to a 530km circular orbit from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand during a launch window that opens in September. To meet NorthStar’s program requirements, Spire has selected Rocket Lab to launch the satellites on an accelerated timeline within five months of contract signing. Spire has previously launched with Rocket Lab on Electron’s first two commercial missions, Still Testing and Its Business Time, in 2018.