SpaceX launches third fleet of spy satellites in 8 days

SpaceX launches third fleet of spy satellites in 8 days

SpaceX launched its third fleet of spy satellites in 8 days on Sunday, its tenth mission of the year in support of the National Reconnaissance Office, the United States' spy satellite agency.

Easter Morning SpaceX Rocket Launch Completes NRO Trio

Shrouded by fog, a Falcon 9 rocket blasted off early Sunday to place another set of spy satellites into orbit  from Vandenberg Space Force Base, where the rumbling departure  greeted those waking up for Easter sunrise services. The two-stage rocket built by SpaceX lifted off at 5:29 a.m. as low clouds helped hide the sight of the Falcon’s flight as it rose away from Space Launch Complex-4. Minutes later, the rocket’s first-stage booster successf…

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch third NRO mission in eight days – Spaceflight Now

File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in the launch position during sunset at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Image: SpaceX America’s spy satellite agency, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), is preparing to launch its third mission in eight days. The launch on Sunday, April 20, will feature another batch of satellites to support its proliferated architecture constellation in low Earth orb…

SpaceX gears up for Easter morning launch

It’s the third launch this month from Vandenberg for the National Reconnaissance Office and fifth overall launch this month from the west coast base.

NRO Reaches Milestone With Over 200 Satellites Deployed In Two Years - Data Intelligence

Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — Following the launch of a classified mission April 20, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has reached a new milestone, deploying more than 200 satellites into orbit in just over two years. The NROL-145 mission lifted off Sunday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California…