Electron | Wise One Looks Ahead (NROL-162)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab is an American aerospace manufacturer with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. The company develops lightweight, cost-effective commercial rocket launch services. The Electron Program was founded on the premise that small payloads such as CubeSats require dedicated small launch vehicles and flexibility not currently offered by traditional rocket systems. Its rocket, the Electron, is a light-weight rocket and is now operating commercially. The company is also producing a variety of spacecrafts and spacecrafts components.
NROL-162 (RASR-3)
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
Electron
Height 18.00 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 162 kN
Diameter 1.20 Meters
Mass To LEO 300 kg
Liftoff Mass 13 Tonnes
Launch Success 50
Consecutive Success 13
Maiden Flight 2017-05-25
Launch Failures 4
Core
Serial 28
Status expended
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 1
Landing Attempt No
Landing Success Unknown
Type EXP
Location PAC
Updates
scottm3
2022-07-13T07:50:31+0000
Payload separation success
scottm3
2022-07-13T06:30:37+0000
Liftoff
scottm3
2022-07-13T04:23:30+0000
T-0 updated
scottm3
2022-07-13T03:31:59+0000
Launch time updated to 06:00 UTC
scottm3
2022-07-13T01:48:39+0000
70% go for launch
SwGustav
2022-07-11T02:51:52+0000
Delayed by a day to July 13th due to weather
SwGustav
2022-07-05T21:51:31+0000
NET July 12th
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