正在研制“电子”小型运载火箭的新西兰火箭实验室公司与旧金山的顶尖公司签订了为后者发射多颗小卫星的合同。根据合同,顶尖公司将用“电子”火箭从新西兰进行12次发射。发射拟在2016年底启动。要发射的卫星数量和合同额尚未透露。卫星在箭上的具体配置和数量仍有待确定。火箭实验室公司从去年开始在其网站上出售火箭上 New Zealand Rocket Labs, which is developing a small “electronic” small carrier rocket, signed a contract to launch several small satellites for the latter with San Francisco’s leading companies. Under the contract, top companies will launch 12 launches from New Zealand using the “Electronic” rocket. Launch to be launched by the end of 2016. The number of satellites to be launched and the amount of the contract have not been disclosed. The exact configuration and number of satellites on the arrow remains to be determined. Rocket Labs has been selling rockets on its Web site since last year