SpaceX Conducts Latest National Security Launch for NRO Written 19 June 2026
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with satellites for NRO. | Credit: Spaceflight Now; YouTube; Framegrab
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX launched its third mission this year supporting the National Reconnaissance Office’s constellation of intelligence-gathering satellites.The mission, dubbed NROL-179, launched an undisclosed number of satellites into orbit as part of what the NRO calls its proliferated architecture constellation.”
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with satellites for NRO (Launch occurs at the 29:46 mark).
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