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S. Korea to launch 4th military spy satellite this week

April 21, 2025

South Korea plans to launch its fourth military reconnaissance satellite from a US space base this week, the defense ministry said Monday, as the country seeks to better monitor North […]

Filed Under: Cape Canaveral SFS, Electro-Optical, Imagery, Infrared, Infrared Sensors, Launch, Military, Reconnaissance, South Korea, Space Surveillance, SpaceX, SpaceX Falcon 9, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

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

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

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

Czech Republic, Ukraine launch spy satellite project

March 26, 2025

The Czech Republic is moving forward with the creation of a joint satellite reconnaissance constellation with Ukraine designed to provide high-resolution optical surveillance capabilities in support of Ukraine’s defense needs. […]

Filed Under: Constellations, Defense Industry, Earth Observation (EO), High Resolution Data, Imagery, Imagery Analysis, Imagery Services, Intelligence Gathering, Military, Military Constellation, Military Constellations, Monitoring, Operational, Reconnaissance, Russia, Satellite Industry, Satellite Network, smallsats, TRL Space [Czech], Ukraine

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

SpaceX’s Thursday NROL-57 top secret launch

March 20, 2025

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch the eighth batch of satellites for a secret reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging […]

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

South Korea to launch 3rd spy satellite from Vandenberg base by year-end

November 18, 2024

The South Korean military is close to launching a third spy satellite, to be a key asset in monitoring North Korea. The third military reconnaissance satellite will be carried into […]

Filed Under: Cape Canaveral SFS, Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Weather Sensor, Kennedy Space Center, Reconnaissance, South Korea, Vandenberg SFB

Japan’s IGS Radar 8 top secret reconnaissance government satellite to launch on Wednesday

September 24, 2024

On Wednesday, September 25, at 10:24 PM – 10:25 PM PDT, the IGS Radar 8 Japanese radar reconnaissance satellite will launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. […]

Filed Under: H-IIA Rocket, Japan, Military, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, National Defense, Natural Disasters, Orbital Launch Vehicle, Orbital Launcher, Radar, Radar Satellites, Reconnaissance, Rocket Launch, Tanegashima Space Center, Weather Forecasting

SpaceX’s second launch on Thursday, NROL-113 sent on secret mission

September 5, 2024

SpaceX’s NROL-113 has successfully launched, moving faster than the speed of sound reporting that everything is looking normal. The launch took place from Vandenberg. There will be no payload news […]

Filed Under: Constellation, Constellations, Imaging, Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR), Military, Military Constellation, Northrop Grumman, NROL, Reconnaissance, SpaceX

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