[amsat-bb] Next Rocket Lab Launch

[Wendy and Terry Osborne]

The next Rocket Lab launch window is scheduled for November 15 UTC at 
01:44 to 04:34.
It's is called "Return to Sender". They are going to try to recover the 
first stage by capturing it by helicopter as it is descending.
See: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/

The payload is 30 cubesats, one of which (APSS-1) is a 1U student 
satellite from Auckland University. This one has a
9600 GMSK downlink in the 70CM band. The format and details are due to 
be published here in the next few days.
https://apss.space.auckland.ac.nz/.

To balance the payloads, a 3D printer version of "Gnome Chompski" has 
been attached to the kick stage.
See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1323335303008903170
Gabe Newell who made the Gnome is going to donate $1 to Starship 
Children's Hospital for every person watching the launch live.
For information about Starship Children's Hospital, see: 
https://www.starship.org.nz

73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC