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Rocket LabLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretElectron · NROL-162
Launched 2022-07-13 06:30 UTCRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
82nd
orbital launch attempt in 2022
Rocket Lab
5th
launch this year
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
71 d 7 h
since the pad's previous launch
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
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.
Launches
98
Successful
94
96%
Landings
7
of 9
Upcoming
60
scheduled
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Payload separation success
scottm3
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Liftoff
scottm3
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T-0 updated
scottm3
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Launch time updated to 06:00 UTC
scottm3
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70% go for launch
scottm3
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Delayed by a day to July 13th due to weather
SwGustav
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NET July 12th
SwGustav
Height
18m
Diameter
1.2m
To low Earth orbit
300kg
Liftoff thrust
162kN
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