The DiskSat mission has successfully reached space, and now the flat, round spacecraft are on their way to their respective orbits to show what this new form factor can do.

Deploying a satellite to a desired orbit is always tricky, but the DiskSats added a layer of complexity on top of that: after being released by Rocket Lab's kick stage and escaping the fairing, the spacecraft still needed to be individually sent off by a "dispenser" holding all four.

That's one of DiskSat's big advantages over traditional satellites: several spacecraft can be deployed at once, making the task of building constellations take fewer launches. That was the first new capability demonstrated on this mission.

"The launch went perfectly, and the DiskSat dispenser worked exactly as designed," said the project's chief engineer Darren Rowen. "We're pleased to have established contact with all four of the DiskSats, and we're looking forward to the rest of the demonstration mission."

We'll have more updates as the satellites proceed towards the next milestones in the mission. In the meantime you can rewatch the launch livestream right here., and learn more about DiskSat in the video below.