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(NET) Falcon 9 B5 • NROL-179

A SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket will launch the classified NROL-179 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. It is for the first phase of NRO's imaging satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman and is understood to be the 14th of multiple batches to launch. The NRO's Proliferated Architecture is a constellation of intelligence satellites, including imaging and relay satellites. The 22? satellites on this launch are built upon SpaceX' Starshield bus, with Northrop Grumman providing sensors for some of them. The booster is designated B1100.3 for this mission. Webcast:  https://www.spacex.com/launches/nrol179 https://spaceflightnow.com

📍 Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4, Lompoc, Kalifornien 93436, Vereinigte Staaten