Rocket Lab's 1st launch of 2020 is for the National Reconnaissance Office, the US spysat agency

NROL-151 is the NRO's first spy satellite launch from foreign soil, according to Spaceflight Now. Rocket's NROL-151 launch comes amid a growth spurt of sorts for the Huntington Beach, California-based company. In December, Rocket Lab opened its first U.S. launch site, called Launch Complex 2, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility and the Mid ...