2024

2024 · SpaceX

NROL-126

successFalcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-126

Fifth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities. 20 of the 22 satellites launched are actually civilian use Starlink satellites.

Overview

Date / time
November 30, 2024 at 08:10 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Mission
NROL-126
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit

Payloads deployed · 2