NROL-172 Mission

Mission patch NROL-146

Launch Countdown

Date & Time

12 May, 10:15pm

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

Unknown F9

Landing

Drone Ship (Of Course I Still Love You)

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.

Updated: May 2, 10:00am UTC

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