Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
07:25:00
Thursday March 21, 2024
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NROL-123 is a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
A technology demonstration in Low Earth Orbit, consisting of a pair of 6U CubeSats hosting a number of advanced materials experiments. Technical data from AeroCube-16, including results from this experiment, will be used to validate ground test data and inform future research.
Low Earth Orbit
2 Payloads
Mola is a cubesat that includes two payload experiments built by NPS – a terahertz imaging camera (TIC) and an LED on-orbit payload (LOOP) – and a radio transmitter built by New Zealand’s Defense Science and Technology unit.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
Agency
Rocket LabPrice
$7.50 million
Rocket
Height: 18m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 320 kg
Liftoff Thrust
224 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 1.2m
Height: 4.05m
Stages
3
46th
Mission
4th
Mission of 2024
46th
Mission
4th
Mission of 2024
54th
Orbital launch attempt