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>[!Success] Mission Success
>[!summary]
The NROL-123 mission, called ‘Live And Let Fly’,was Rocket Lab’s first launch for the [[National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)]] from the United States after previously launching four NRO missions from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula. It was 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.
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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.
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[📸 Mission Photo Album](https://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketlab/albums/72177720315524540/)
#electron #launch #success
| **Mission Name** | Live And Let Fly |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Launch Date** | 2024-03-21 06:40 |
| **Outcome** | ✅ Success |
| **Customer** | [[National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)]] |
| **Location** | [[Launch Complex 2#Launch Pad 0C]] |
| **Vehicle** | [[Electron]] |
| **Orbit Type** | [[🌍 Orbits#LEO]] |
| **Target Orbit** | Classified |
| **Payload Mass** | Classified |
| **Recovery** | No Attempt |
| **Mission Link** | [Live And Let Fly](https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/missions-launched/live-and-let-fly/) |
| **Press Kit** | [Press Kit PDF](https://rocketlabcorp.com/assets/Uploads/Live-Let-Fly-Press-Kit.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 Fifth National Security Mission for NRO.md\|Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Fifth National Security Mission for NRO]] | March 21, 2024 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab to Launch NRO Mission from Wallops, Virginia Rocket Lab.md\|Rocket Lab to Launch NRO Mission from Wallops, Virginia Rocket Lab]] | February 21, 2024 |
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