Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Live and Let Fly (NROL-123)
Launched
March 21, 2024 · 07:25 UTC
Image: Rocket Lab
Summary
Live and Let Fly (NROL-123) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on March 21, 2024 at 07:25 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:30 to 07:25 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 46th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 6,643rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 46th Electron flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Rocket Lab - 'Live And Let Fly' LaunchRocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NRO
- Milestone
- 46th Electron flight · 4th this yearRocket Lab's 46th launch4th this yearhumanity's 6,643rd orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Flight timeline
- T−2MStartup
- T−2SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+58SSupersonic
- T+1M10SMax-Q
- T+2M25SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M32SSES
- T+3M35SFairing Separation
- T+6M23SBattery Hotswap
- T+9M8SSECO
- T+9M12SKick Stage Separation
- T+54M20SKick Stage Burn
- T+1HPayload Separation
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 4 payloads, 2 rocket stages; 5 still in orbit
- USA 352 · NORAD 59288 · in orbit
- Mola · NORAD 59289 · in orbit
- Aerocube 16A · NORAD 59290 · in orbit
- Aerocube 16B · NORAD 59291 · in orbit
Electron 46 Kick Stage · in orbit
Electron 46 Stage 2 · re-entered June 10, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
4th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C), 1st this year · 78th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 21, 3:25 AM EDT, at night
13 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
277 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USAOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success confirmed.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
hitura-nobad · 3/21/2024 · source
Proceeding with launch at 07:25 UTC
hitura-nobad · 3/21/2024 · source
T-0 set to 07:25 UTC, issue still being worked on
hitura-nobad · 3/21/2024 · source
launch window extended
hitura-nobad · 3/21/2024 · source
Hold at T-04:36
hitura-nobad · 3/21/2024 · source
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
LL2 · 3/21/2024 · source
Adjusted launch window
hitura-nobad · 3/20/2024 · source
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/19/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/18/2024 · source
Questions
When did Live and Let Fly (NROL-123) launch?
Live and Let Fly (NROL-123) launched on March 21, 2024 at 07:25 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:30 to 07:25 UTC.
Where can I watch Live and Let Fly (NROL-123)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - 'Live And Let Fly' Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Live and Let Fly (NROL-123)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did Live and Let Fly (NROL-123) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA. Liftoff was Mar 21, 3:25 AM EDT local time at the pad.
What orbit was Live and Let Fly (NROL-123) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Live and Let Fly (NROL-123) launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).