SpaceX to launch next-gen US spy satellites today on 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year
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- Oct 24, 2024
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the NROL-113 mission lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.
(Image credit: SpaceX via X)
SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket is about to hit the century mark for the year.
A Falcon 9 is set to launch a batch of next-gen spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) today (Oct. 24) from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 1:13 p.m. EDT (1713 GMT; 10:13 a.m. local time).
The mission, known as NROL-167, will be the 100th Falcon 9 liftoff of 2024. SpaceX will livestream the action via X, beginning about 10 minutes before launch.
NROL-167 will be the fourth launch supporting the NRO's "proliferated architecture," a constellation consisting of "numerous, smaller satellites designed for capability and resilience," according to the agency. We don't know much about these spacecraft or their activities, which isn't surprising; NRO satellites' work tends to be classified.
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