Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing satellite after 5-week delay (video, photos)

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Summary:
- Rocket Lab successfully launched an Electron rocket from New Zealand, deploying the StriX-3 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite for the Japanese company Synspective.
- The mission, titled "Owl For One," marks a significant step in Synspective's development of a commercial satellite constellation designed to provide high-resolution Earth observation data for infrastructure monitoring and disaster response.

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