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WATCH LIVE: Rocket Lab launching 8 Japanese satellites tonight

Rocket Lab will launch eight technology-demonstrating satellites for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency tonight (April 22) at 11:07 p.m. EDT (0307 GMT on April 23). Watch it live here and read our preview story.

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