NROL-172 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

12 May, 2:13am

Location

Vandenberg SFB Launch Site

Vandenberg SFB

Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E

Launch Service Provider

SpaceX logo

SpaceX

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5 image

Falcon 9 Block 5

Booster

B1097

9th flight (22d since last use)

Landing

Drone Ship (Of Course I Still Love You)

Success

Mission

NROL-172

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Destination

Unknown

Thirteenth 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.

Available Replays

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SpaceX

SpaceX NROL-172

Last Update: Launch success.

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