"Live and Let Fly": NROL123 – Electron/Kick Stage (fl 46) – Wallops-FF MARS LC-2 – 21.03.2024 07:25 UTC

[zandr]

https://twitter.com/NatReconOfc/status/1760273207242731688

NRO  @NatReconOfc
LAUNCH UPDATE: #NROL123 is scheduled to launch on a @RocketLab #Electron rocket from @NASAWallops March 20!

[zandr]

https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1760277903953293808

Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
Did someone say Wallops launch?
We're excited to announce our first LC-2 mission of the year, a dedicated launch for @NatReconOfc. Launching no earlier than March 20th.
Details: https://bwnews.pr/42LcK2C

[zandr]

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240221784403/en/Rocket-Lab-to-Launch-NRO-Mission-from-Wallops-Virginia

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it will launch a dedicated mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Launch Complex 2 in Wallops, Virginia, during a launch window that opens March 20th, 2024.
The NROL-123 mission, called 'Live and Let Fly', will be Rocket Lab's first launch for the NRO from the United States after previously launching four NRO missions from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. It will be Rocket Lab's 4th mission from Launch Complex 2, a dedicated pad for the Electron rocket located at Virginia Spaceport Authority's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
"Electron has been providing reliable access to orbit for the NRO since 2020 and we're honored to once again provide critical launch capability, this time from U.S. soil," said Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck. "The ability to reliably launch national security missions from pads in two countries is a unique one that offers a rare level of responsiveness and resiliency for small satellite launch. We're immensely proud to deliver this capability to the NRO, enabling them to maintain the nation's advantage in space."
The 'Live and Let Fly' launch service was acquired using NRO's Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) contract. RASR enables the NRO to explore new opportunities for launching small satellites through a streamlined, commercial approach. NRO missions provide critical information to more than a half-million government users, including every member of the Intelligence Community, two dozen domestic agencies, the military, lawmakers, and decision makers.
The launch will broadcast live at www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream. Media may apply for credentials to cover the pre-launch and launch activities at Wallops by emailing media@rocketlabusa.com by March 14, 2024.
The mission is scheduled to be Rocket Lab's fourth launch of 2024 and 46th Electron launch overall.

[zandr]

https://twitter.com/NatReconOfc/status/1765735427678298330

NRO @NatReconOfc
LAUNCH UPDATE: In less than TWO weeks, #NROL123 is scheduled to launch on a @RocketLab #Electron rocket from @NASAWallops at @Virginia_Space Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport March 20 between 2:15-6:30 a.m. EDT!
#AboveandBeyond

[zandr]

Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
After 45 launches, Electron is one of the most prolific and frequently launched rockets globally.

Number 46 is less than a week away. http://rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission

[zandr]

http://rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission

_{LIVE & LET FLY}
^{NEXT LAUNCH}
Mission Name: Live & Let Fly
Rocket: Electron
Launch Date: 20 March 2024
Launch Site: Launch Complex 2, Wallops, Virginia
Launch Time: TBC - early morning

[zandr]

Правее

Mission Name: Live & Let Fly
Rocket: Electron
Launch Date: 21 March 2024
Launch Site: Launch Complex 2, Wallops, Virginia
Launch Time: TBC - early morning

[zandr]

https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1768729926474375282

Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
 LAUNCH UPDATE 
The launch date for #NROL123 'Live & Let Fly' for @NatReconOfc has been adjusted one day to the right!
We are now targeting no earlier than March 21st for lift-off from @NASAWallops at @Virginia_Space Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.

[zandr]

NRO  @NatReconOfc
LAUNCH UPDATE: WELCOME TO LAUNCH WEEK!
We're targeting no earlier than 2:40 a.m. EDT, March 21 to launch #NROL123 on a @RocketLab #Electron rocket from @NASAWallops at @Virginia_Space Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.
Follow along this week to get ready for the launch!

[zandr]

https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1769826298518474791

Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
It's beginning to feel a lot like...launch week!
We're targeting no earlier than 2:40 a.m. EDT, March 21 to launch #NROL123 'Live and Let Fly' on Electron for the @NatReconOfc from @NASAWallops at @Virginia_Space Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.

[zandr]

https://twitter.com/NASAWallops/status/1770149631780892846

NASA Wallops  @NASAWallops
Our Wallops Range will support Rocket Lab's Electron launch for the @NatReconOfc no earlier than March 21 at 2:40 a.m. ET. Currently, weather is 85% favorable for launch; a slight chance of high ground winds is the only concern.

Погода 85%

[zandr]

https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1770245405261037788

Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
Electron standing tall at LC-2 at @NASAWallops ahead of the 'Live And Let Fly' mission for @NatReconOfc.

Target lift-off is 2:40 am EDT, March 21st.

[zandr]

Код Выделить Развернуть

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Coa3GZtotQo

Rocket Lab - 'Live And Let Fly' Launch
  Rocket Lab

[mik73]

Взлетели с задержкой на 45 минут, улетели, миссия успешна.

Originally targeting Thursday, March 21, 2:40 AM EDT (06:40 UTC), the countdown entered a long hold, just over four minutes before this time. Lift-off took place at 3:25 AM EDT (07:25 UTC).
....
 This was Rocket Lab's 46th launch and has been confirmed as successful by Rocket Lab and the NRO.
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/03/launch-roundup-0318/

Это надо понимать так, что там три аппарата? Или каким-то более сложным способом:

The NROL-123 mission is launching three collaborative research missions
https://everydayastronaut.com/live-and-let-fly-nrol-123-electron/

[zandr]

Взлетели с задержкой на 45 минут...

Rocket Lab  @RocketLab  ·  9h
Hold hold hold - operators have called a hold during today's countdown for NROL-123 'Live And Let Fly. Updates from mission control coming shortly to determine whether we can recycle for another attempt today.
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New T-0 for today's @NatReconOfc NROL-123 'Live And Let Fly' launch.
We are now targeting 03:25 EDT for launch.

[zandr]

Код Выделить Развернуть

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxETxm5m1_0

2:16
Electron launches NROL-123
  SciNews
Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle launched the NROL-123 mission, called 'Live and Let Fly', from Launch Complex 2, Wallops, Virginia, on 21 March 2024, at 07:25 UTC (03:25 EDT).
Credit: Rocket Lab

[zandr]

NRO  @NatReconOfc
Successful launch: #NROL123 launched today at 3:25 a.m. EDT on a @RocketLab Electron rocket from @NASAWallops at @Virginia_Space Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.

Congratulations to our launch team and partners!

Press release: https://www.nro.gov/Portals/135/Documents/news/press/2024/NROL-123_Press_Release_FINAL.pdf?ver=aYyuezAjdATfbuTL2jYx7A%3D%3D

[zandr]

Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
MISSION SUCCESS!
Electron took to the skies for the 46th time today, successfully deploying payloads for @NatReconOfc.
Thank you to the NRO team and to our mission partners @NASAWallops and @Virginia_Space for supporting us on another flawless mission.

Миссия успешна.

[Брабонт]

Who is Mr. MOLA ?

[mik73]

Это надо понимать так, что там три аппарата? Или каким-то более сложным способом:

более сложным.
4 аппарата, но миссии три - два аппарата называются одинаково

2024-053A	59288	USA 352	US	2024-03-21	WLPIS		+	NEA
2024-053B	59289	MOLA	US	2024-03-21	WLPIS		+	NEA
2024-053C	59290	AEROCUBE 16A	US	2024-03-21	WLPIS		+	NEA
2024-053D	59291	AEROCUBE 16B	US	2024-03-21	WLPIS		+	NEA

кто зачем - ну постепенно, наверное, можно будет раскопать