Meet our new kick stage, as launched on #StillTesting. Powered by Rocket Lab's new 3D printed Curie engine, it's designed to circularize payload orbits and perform multiple burns to deploy ...

To insert the satellites into a precise orbit, this mission included Rocket Lab’s Curie engine-powered kick stage. The specific orbit has not been made public, although it is known to be a Low ...

After successfully launching six missions and over 20 payloads to orbit in 2019, Rocket ... with Curie kick stage separation occurring at the T+9 minute 5 second mark. A Curie engine burn occurred ...