NROL-199 lifted off this morning (Aug. 4) atop a Rocket Lab Electron booster.
A Rocket Lab Electron booster launches the classified NROL-199 spy satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula on Aug. 4, 2022.The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office's NROL-199 spacecraft launched today atop a Rocket LabRocket Lab
will deploy the satellite about an hour after liftoff. The launch occurred about two days later than planned after high winds delayed an attempted liftoff on Aug. 2. Rocket Lab shut down its webcast shortly after the Electron reached orbit at the request of the NRO.The NRO builds and operates the United States' fleet of spy satellites.
"The payload will support the NRO to provide critical information to government agencies and decision makers monitoring international issues," Rocket Lab wrote in aNROL-199 is a joint effort of the NRO and the Australian Department of Defence .
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