{"id":22461,"date":"2020-05-28T20:12:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T20:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/28\/following-covid-19-delay-three-us-spy-satellites-are-set-for-new-zealand-launch\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:55:06","slug":"following-covid-19-delay-three-us-spy-satellites-are-set-for-new-zealand-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2020\/05\/28\/following-covid-19-delay-three-us-spy-satellites-are-set-for-new-zealand-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Following pandemic delay, three US spy satellites set for New Zealand launch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch of three U.S. intelligence satellites from New Zealand has been rescheduled for June 11 following a months-long delay caused by COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2020\/01\/23\/the-us-will-launch-its-next-spy-satellite-from-new-zealand\/\" target=_blank>Originally slated for March 27<\/a>, the launch of the three National Reconnaissance Office payloads was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2020\/04\/07\/the-launch-of-three-us-spy-satellites-is-on-pause-due-to-covid-19\/\" target=_blank>postponed after the New Zealand government issued restrictions <\/a>to stop the spread of COVID-19, requiring most businesses to close, restricting travel and keeping people to stay home. 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The Pentagon has concerns<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Space Force Acquisition Council is sending out a survey to industry to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the market and what the Department of Defense can do to support vulnerable sectors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis decision was made with the full support of the NRO, and we continue to engage with our partners at Rocket Lab as they work with the New Zealand government and local health officials to determine when launch operations can resume,\u201d said Laura Lundin, an NRO spokesperson. \u201cThe launch vehicle and ground systems will remain in a state of readiness for launch as the evolving situation allows.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those restrictions have since eased, and small launch provider Rocket Lab said the mission\u2019s launch window will commence June 11 from it\u2019s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dubbed \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Me Now,&#8221; the mission will include three NRO payloads launched as a rideshare on the company\u2019s Electron rocket along with payloads from NASA and a collaboration between the University of New South Wales Canberra Space and the Australian Government. 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