Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-149
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Dec. 17, 2024, 1:19 p.m. - Dec. 17, 2024, 1:19 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Dec. 17, 2024, 1:19 p.m. - Dec. 17, 2024, 1:19 p.m.
Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with intelligence-gathering satellites for the United States' National Reconnaissance Office. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Bas...
Sixth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.
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Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
See DetailsThe Falcon 9 first stage B1063 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 22nd flight.
Result: Successful Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship landing at Of Course I Still Love You.Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
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