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GO! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - NROL-69 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station - March 24, 2025

Launch Date: March 24, 2025 Launch Time: 1:48 p.m. EDT, 1748 UTC, 18:48 CET Launch Window: Instantaneous launch window Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA Targeted O...

Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches NROL-69 from Cape Canaveral for NRO, U.S. Space Force

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with the NROL-69 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in partnership with the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command. Li...

🚀 SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches NROL-69

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Launch T0: March 24th at 1:48PM EDT (17:48 UTC) Backup T0: March 25th at 1:34PM EDT (17:34 UTC) Mission: F9 lau...

NROL-69 Mission

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NROL-69

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Overview

Destination: Unknown
Mission: Government/Top Secret

Unknown Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Probability: 90%
B1092 - Landing Zone 1

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

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Updates

hitura-nobad • March 24, 2025, 7:27 p.m.

Launch successful.


hitura-nobad • March 24, 2025, 5:49 p.m.

Liftoff!


LL2 • March 24, 2025, 5:33 p.m.

Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started



Cosmic_Penguin • March 22, 2025, 1:29 a.m.

GO for launch.


Falcon 9

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Configuration: Block 5

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.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    70.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.65 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.2 m
  • Launch Mass
    549.0 T
  • Thrust
    7607.0 kN
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  • Name
    Falcon 9
  • Family
  • Variant
    Block 5
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Falcon 9 Block 5
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $52000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    22800.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    8300.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Booster Info


B1092

Status: Active


Type: Core
Flight Proven: Yes
First Flight: February 27, 2025
Last Flight: December 15, 2025
Flights: 9
Landings Attempted: 9
Landings Successful: 9
Previous B1092 Flights

Landing Information

The Falcon 9 first stage B1092 has landed back at the launch site after its 2nd flight.

Result: Successful Return to Launch Site landing at Landing Zone 1.

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