July 1, 2025
Spaceflight Now
  • Home
  • News Archive
  • Launch Schedule
  • Mission Reports
    • Antares Launcher
    • Ariane 5
    • Atlas 5
    • Delta 4
    • Falcon 9
    • Falcon Heavy
    • H-2A
    • Soyuz
    • Space Station
  • Members
    • Sign in
    • Become a member
    • Members Content
    • Account
  • Live
  • Shop
Breaking News
  • [ June 28, 2025 ] SpaceX completes 60th Starlink flight of 2025 Falcon 9
  • [ June 27, 2025 ] SpaceX breaks launchpad turnaround record with midnight Starlink flight Falcon 9
  • [ June 25, 2025 ] SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
  • [ June 25, 2025 ] Commercial crew blasts off on privately-funded space station research mission Falcon 9
  • [ June 22, 2025 ] ULA launches Kuiper 2 mission on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Atlas 5
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube

Birds of a Feather

Mission Reports

Rocket Lab successfully launches NRO satellite

January 31, 2020 Stephen Clark

A light-class Electron launcher built and owned by Rocket Lab fired into orbit Thursday (U.S. time) from a privately-owned spaceport in New Zealand with a top secret payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency.

Mission Reports

Live coverage: Rocket Lab conducts first Electron launch of 2020

January 30, 2020 Stephen Clark

Rocket Lab’s first mission of 2020 lifted off from New Zealand’s North Island at 9:56 p.m. EST Thursday (0256 GMT; 3:56 p.m. New Zealand time Friday) with a secret payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, which owns the U.S. government’s fleet of intelligence-gathering spy satellites.

Mission Reports

NRO, the U.S. spy satellite agency, preps for first dedicated launch on foreign soil

January 21, 2020 Stephen Clark

Rocket Lab’s first mission for the National Reconnaissance Office, which owns the U.S. government’s fleet of intelligence-gathering satellites, is scheduled to launch from New Zealand as soon as Jan. 30 (U.S. time), officials announced Monday.

News Headlines

  • SpaceX completes 60th Starlink flight of 2025
    June 28, 2025
  • SpaceX breaks launchpad turnaround record with midnight Starlink flight
    June 27, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    June 25, 2025
  • Commercial crew blasts off on privately-funded space station research mission
    June 25, 2025
  • ULA launches Kuiper 2 mission on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    June 22, 2025
  • Home
  • News Archive
  • Launch Schedule
  • Mission Reports
    • Antares Launcher
    • Ariane 5
    • Atlas 5
    • Delta 4
    • Falcon 9
    • Falcon Heavy
    • H-2A
    • Soyuz
    • Space Station
  • Members
    • Sign in
    • Become a member
    • Members Content
    • Account
  • Live
  • Shop

© 1999-2025 Spaceflight Now Inc

Spaceflight Now