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>[!success] Mission Success
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Antipodean Adventure (NROL-199) was the second of two back-to-back Electron missions for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The first mission, Wise One Looks Ahead (NROL-162) successfully lifted-off from Launch Complex 1 on July 13, 2022.
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The NROL-199 mission carried a national security payload designed, built, and operated by the [[National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)]] in partnership with the Australian Department of Defence as part of a broad range of cooperative satellite activities with Australia. The payload will support the NRO to provide critical information to government agencies and decision makers monitoring international issues.
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Both NROL-199 and NROL-162 missions were a demonstration of responsive launch under NRO’s Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) contract for launching small satellite through a streamlined, commercial approach, and are the third and fourth missions contracted to Rocket Lab by the NRO under the contract. NROL-151 (RASR-1) was successfully deployed to space on a dedicated Electron launch in early 2020, followed by RASR-2 on another Electron launch in June 2020.
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[📸 Mission Photo Album](https://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketlab/albums/72177720301773707/)
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| **Mission Name** | Antipodean Adventure |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Launch Date** | 2022-08-04 05:00 |
| **Outcome** | ✅ Success |
| **Customer** | [[National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)]] |
| **Location** | [[Launch Complex 1#Launch Pad B]] |
| **Vehicle** | [[Electron]] |
| **Orbit Type** | [[🌍 Orbits#LEO]] |
| **Target Orbit** | 620 km | 70° |
| **Payload Mass** | Classified |
| **Recovery** | No Attempt |
| **Mission Link** | [Antipodean Adventure](https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/missions-launched/antipodean-adventure/) |
| **Press Kit** | [Press Kit PDF](https://rocketlabcorp.com/assets/Uploads/Flight-29-Press-Kit-FINAL.pdf) |
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## 📽️ Launch Video
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## 📰 News
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| File | Published |
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| [[News/Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Second of Two Back-to-Back National Reconnaissance Office Missions.md\|Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Second of Two Back-to-Back National Reconnaissance Office Missions]] | August 04, 2022 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab Readies National Security Launch for National Reconnaissance Office.md\|Rocket Lab Readies National Security Launch for National Reconnaissance Office]] | July 28, 2022 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab to Launch Responsive Space Missions for National Reconnaissance Office.md\|Rocket Lab to Launch Responsive Space Missions for National Reconnaissance Office]] | July 05, 2022 |
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