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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Antipodean Adventure (NROL-199)
Launched
August 4, 2022
Summary
NROL-199 (RASR-4) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on August 4, 2022. It was Rocket Lab's 29th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 6,276th orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Electron flight and the 6th this year. Booster 29 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Rocket Lab - Antipodean Adventure LaunchRocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- 29 · flight 1 · expendable4/6 landed here
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NRO
- Milestone
- 29th Electron flight · 6th this yearRocket Lab's 29th launch6th this yearhumanity's 6,276th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- USA 335 · NORAD 53352 · in orbit
Electron 29 Stage 2 · re-entered October 20, 2022
Electron 29 Kick Stage · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
3rd launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, 3rd this year · 29th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
41 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandOpen in maps
Updates
Spacecraft separation
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
SwGustav · 8/4/2022 · source
Coverage is live
SwGustav · 8/4/2022 · source
New launch date
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/2/2022 · source
Scrub due to weather
SwGustav · 8/2/2022 · source
New T-0
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/2/2022 · source
Hold due to winds
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/2/2022 · source
New T-0
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/2/2022 · source
Weather 70%
Jay · 8/2/2022 · source
Setting GO for August 2nd, 05:00 UTC
SwGustav · 7/28/2022 · source
Questions
When did NROL-199 (RASR-4) launch?
NROL-199 (RASR-4) launched on August 4, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-199 (RASR-4)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - Antipodean Adventure Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-199 (RASR-4)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did NROL-199 (RASR-4) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
Did the booster land?
Booster 29 flew for the 1st time and was expended.
What orbit was NROL-199 (RASR-4) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-199 (RASR-4) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).