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Launch Date
8/4/2022
Launch Site
MAHIA LC1B
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Launch Vehicle
Electron (Electron Family)
NROL-162 and NROL-199 are classified reconnaissance satellites developed jointly by the National Reconnaissance Office and the Australian government.
On July 19, 2022, the National Reconnaissance Office was implementing payload software updates for NROL-199, resulting in the launch being listed as TBD until updates were completed.
The NROL-199 mission (Antipodean Adventure) is scheduled to launch no earlier than 2022-07-22 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 Pad B.
The NROL-199 mission (Antipodean Adventure) is scheduled to launch no earlier than 2022-07-22 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 Pad B.
The satellites for NROL-162 and NROL-199 were designed, built, and will be operated by the National Reconnaissance Office in partnership with the Australian Department of Defense.
The payloads on NROL-162 and NROL-199 were designed, built, and are operated by the National Reconnaissance Office in partnership with the Australian Department of Defence.
NROL-199 is planned for 2022-07-22 as the second of the two NRO missions developed with the Australian Department of Defence.
NROL-199 (Antipodean Adventure) is scheduled to launch from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on 2022-07-22.
NROL-199 (Antipodean Adventure) is scheduled to launch from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on 2022-07-22.
NROL-162 and NROL-199 are the third and fourth RASR missions contracted to Rocket Lab by the National Reconnaissance Office.
NROL-162 and NROL-199 will carry national security payloads designed, built, and operated by the National Reconnaissance Office in partnership with the Australian Department of Defence.
NROL-199 was projected to launch on 2022-08-02 on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab’s launch site in New Zealand.
Rocket Lab successfully launched NROL-199 at 05:00 UTC on 2022-08-04 using an Electron launch vehicle.
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched the National Reconnaissance Office mission NROL-199 on 2022-08-04 at 1:00 a.m. Eastern.
The NROL-199 payload was designed, built, and is operated by the National Reconnaissance Office in partnership with the Australian Department of Defence.
Two National Reconnaissance Office missions launched 2022-07-13 and 2022-08-04 were small satellites developed jointly with the Australian government and launched on Rocket Lab vehicles from New Zealand.
The NROL-199 payload was designed, built, and is operated by the National Reconnaissance Office in partnership with the Australian Department of Defence.
The NROL-199 payload was designed, built, and is operated by the National Reconnaissance Office in partnership with the Australian Department of Defence.
Rocket Lab achieved three successful Electron launches in just over five weeks in 2022 with CAPSTONE, NROL-162, and NROL-199.
Rocket Lab launched the NROL-199 mission on an Electron rocket from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 at 05:00 UTC on 2022-08-04.