21K views · 305 reactions | Welcome to launch day for our 51st mission. Electron is on the pad at LC-1, ready to deploy the next satellite in the constellation for Synspective. Mission info Lift-off | 04:39 am NZST (16:39 UTC) ️ Payload | StriX Satellite  Launch Site | Launch Complex 1, NZ Webcast: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZdikUDvKYmc?si=-PM19YBPsD5YCG-M | Rocket Lab | Facebook

Watch this historic rocket launch into a monster EF4 #tornado by the Team Dominator science team! This marked the first ever recording of wind and thermodynamics in 3D inside of a #tornado. We launched the rocket in perfect position within the inflow notch of this rain-wrapped wedge tornado near Lawrence, Kansas, and tracked the parachute probe as it was carried through the #tornado. @chasinspin is the scientist behind the sensors and live streaming technology that achieved success with this fir