Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-69
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March 24, 2025, 5:42 p.m. - March 24, 2025, 6:24 p.m.
March 24, 2025, 5:42 p.m. - March 24, 2025, 6:24 p.m.
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 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...
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office
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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 B1092 has landed back at the launch site after its 2nd flight.
Result: Successful Return to Launch Site landing at Landing Zone 1.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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Live coverage: SpaceX Set to Launch Classified NROL-69 Mission from Florida Space Coast
The NROL-69 mission launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The post NRO expands spy satellite network with back-to-back SpaceX launches appeared first on SpaceNews.
The mission will be the fifth of 2025 featuring spacecraft developed by the National Reconnaissance Office. Liftoff of the NROL-69 mission from pad 40 is set for 1:48 p.m. EDT (1748 UTC).
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