Rocket Lab suffers anomaly during launch of Earth-observation satellite

Rocket Lab suffered an anomaly during the launch of a radar Earth -observation satellite.

The Electron rocket was carrying a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) spacecraft for the California company Capella Space .

The launch director has called an anomaly, resulting in the end of the mission.

Rocket Lab did not identify a proximate or ultimate cause, saying it will provide more information as it becomes available.