Classified SpaceX NROL-77
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Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) • Falcon 9 Block 5 B1096.4 Flight 4 Reuseable • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) • National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Proliferated Architecture | NROL-77 • Starshield Satellites • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) • Press Kit
@SpaceX Targeting Tuesday, December 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-77 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 2:16 p.m. ET, with a backup opportunity available on Wednesday, December 10 at 2:02 p.m. ET if needed
This is the fourth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched KF-01, IMAP, and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
NROL-77 will be the third mission Falcon 9 will launch in 2025 on behalf of the Space Systems Command and National Reconnaissance Office, continuing to deliver assured access to space