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SpaceX’s Easter Sunday super foggy NROL-145 launch on a secret reconnaissance mission

April 20, 2025

On a very foggy Easter Sunday, April 20, at 5:29 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the NROL-145 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base […]

Filed Under: Falcon 9, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Northrop Grumman, NROL, Reconnaissance, Smallsat Constellation, smallsats, Space Launch Complex, SpaceX, Vandenberg SFB

Northrop Grumman’s “superb launch” NROL-174 on secret reconnaissance mission for Space Force and NRO

April 16, 2025

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Small Launch and Targets Division, Space Launch Delta 30, and Northrop Grumman, successfully launched multiple […]

Filed Under: Communication Network, Cybersecurity, Defense Cybersecurity, Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Humanitarian, Humanitarian Funding, Launch Services, Military, Military Constellation, Minotaur IV Rocket, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), National Security Launch, Natural Disasters, Northrop Grumman, NROL, Orion, Payloads, Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP - SSC), Satellites, SpaceX, Team Forces, Teaming, U.S. Space Force, Vandenberg SFB, Warfighters

SpaceX to launch NROL-145 on Saturday building largest government constellation — ever

April 16, 2025

On Saturday, April 19th at 3:41 AM – 7:41 AM PDT, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch the tenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Civil, Commercial, Commercial Satellite Data, Constellation, Droneship, Fairings, Fairings, Falcon 9, Government, Imager, Imagery, Innovation, Launches, Liquid Propellant, Military, Minotaur IV Rocket, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Northrop Grumman, NRO, NROL, Operational Resilience, Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), Propellant, Propellant Systems, Reconnaissance, Reusable, Reusable Rocket, Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP - SSC), Satellite Innovation, Satellite Technology, Satellites, Smallsat Constellation, smallsats, SpaceX, SpaceX Falcon 9, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Forces — Space, Vandenberg SFB, Warfighters

Northrop Grumman ready to launch NROL-174 the 2nd secret mission launch in a week, and one more to come

April 14, 2025

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command/Rocket Systems Launch Program, Space Launch Delta 30, and Northrop Grumman, are scheduled to launch the […]

Filed Under: Department of Defense (DoD), Falcon 9, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Military, Minotaur IV Rocket, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Natural Disasters, Networks, Northrop Grumman, NROL, Orion, Orion Capsule, Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP - SSC), Smallsat Constellation, smallsats, U.S. Space Force Commercial Space Strategy, Vandenberg SFB

SpaceX sends NROL-192 spy satellites on Saturday on secret mission + two more NROL launches this week

April 12, 2025

On Saturday, April 12 at 5:25 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the NROL-192 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Photos by […]

Filed Under: Aerial Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (A-ISR), Booster, Booster Recovery, Droneship, Falcon 9, Military, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Northrop Grumman, NRO, NRO Contract, NROL, Smallsat Constellation, smallsats, SpaceX, Vandenberg SFB Tagged With: Featured

SpaceX plans NROL-192 launch of spy satellites on secret mission this Saturday

April 11, 2025

SpaceX is targeting Saturday, April 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-192 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff […]

Filed Under: Booster, Booster Recovery, Constellation, Droneship, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), National Security, NROL, Reconnaissance, Satellites, Space Intelligence, space-based intelligence and surveillance, SpaceX, Vandenberg SFB

SpaceX launches “never hibernate” NROL-69’s classified mission

March 24, 2025

On Monday, March 24 at 1:48 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the NROL-69 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos captured […]

Filed Under: Cape Canaveral SFS, Falcon 9, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), NROL, Smallsat Constellation, smallsats, Space Launch Complex 40, SpaceX, Weather Forecasting Tagged With: Featured

SpaceX plans Monday’s NROL-69 launch and the National Reconnaissance Office provides insight into the mission to “never hibernate”

March 23, 2025

SpaceX is targeting Monday, March 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-69 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff […]

Filed Under: Assured Access to Space (AATS), Booster, Booster Recovery, Cape Canaveral SFS, Civilian, Department of Defense (DoD), DoD, Falcon 9, First Responders, Humanitarian, Intelligence, Launch, Launch Services, Military, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Networks, NROL, NSSLGlobal, Space Launch Complex 40, SpaceX, Toolsets, U.S. Space Force, Warfighters

SpaceX sends off NROL-57 on secret mission and another NROL-69 launch on Monday

March 21, 2025

On a very foggy Thursday night beside the ocean on March 20 at 11:49 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the NROL-57 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at […]

Filed Under: Falcon 9, Launch, Launch Delay, Launch Facilities, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Northrop Grumman, NROL, Satellites, Space Launch Complex, Space Telescope, SpaceX, Vandenberg SFB

SpaceX’s Thursday NROL-57 secret mission makes adjustment to launch time

March 20, 2025

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, March 20 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-57 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff […]

Filed Under: Booster, Booster Recovery, Constellation, Falcon 9, Forecasting, Imaging, Launch, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Northrop Grumman, NROL, Reconnaissance, Space Launch Complex, SpaceX, Vandenberg SFB, Weather Forecasting

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