Falcon 9 Full Thrust | NROL-76
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
May 1, 2017, 11 a.m. - May 1, 2017, 1 p.m.
May 1, 2017, 11 a.m. - May 1, 2017, 1 p.m.
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
The Full Thrust variants first stage includes all systems necessary for an operational re-use of stages while the second stage is operated as an expendable rocket stage.
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