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Rocket Lab · Electron · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Rocket Lab's 28th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 6,264th orbital launch attempt

July 13, 2022Add to calendar
Success70% go

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Jul 13, 05:00 – Jul 13, 07:00 UTC

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NROL-162 (RASR-3)

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).

Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Booster

  • 28 · flight 1 · expendable · zone record 4/6

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Updates

  • Payload separation success

    scottm3 · 7/13/2022 · source

  • Liftoff

    scottm3 · 7/13/2022

  • T-0 updated

    scottm3 · 7/13/2022 · source

  • Launch time updated to 06:00 UTC

    scottm3 · 7/13/2022 · source

  • 70% go for launch

    scottm3 · 7/13/2022 · source

  • Delayed by a day to July 13th due to weather

    SwGustav · 7/11/2022 · source

  • NET July 12th

    SwGustav · 7/5/2022 · source

Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

41 launches from this pad · 78 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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