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Liftoff Time | March 21, 2024 – 06:40 UTC | 02:40 EDT |
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Mission Name | Live and Let Fly (NROL-123) |
Launch Provider | Rocket Lab |
Customer | National Reconassiance Office |
Rocket | Electron |
Launch Location | MARS Pad 0C, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA |
Payload mass | Unknown |
Where is/are the satellite(s) going? | Unknown |
Will they be attempting to recover the first stage? | No |
Where will the first stage land? | It will crash into the Atlantic Ocean |
Will they be attempting to recover the fairings? | No |
Are these fairings new? | Yes |
How’s the weather looking? | The weather is currently 80% GO. |
This will be the: | – 3rd launch of Electron from Wallops – 4th Electron launch of 2024 – 46th Electron launch – 54th orbital launch attempt of 2024 |
Where to watch | Official livestream |
What’s All This Mean?
For the third time in history, Rocket Lab is launching its Electron rocket from its launch complex in Wallops Island, Virginia. Located on the eastern seaboard of the United States, this NASA complex will be host to Rocket Lab’s future Neutron rocket. The NROL-123 mission is launching three collaborative research missions through NRO’s Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) contract. The mission is named by Rocket Lab as “Live and Let Fly”.
