2020 · Rocket Lab

Birds of a Feather (NROL-151)

successElectron | Birds of a Feather (NROL-151)

This is a dedicated launch for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The contract was awarded under Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) program.

Overview

Date / time: January 31, 2020 at 02:56 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Mission: Birds of a Feather (NROL-151)
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

Payloads deployed · 1

USA 294

Payload