SpaceX launches seventh set of NRO satellites
Posted: Sat, Jan 11, 2025, 10:39 AM ET (1539 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of NRO satellites Thursday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 10:53 pm EST (0353 GMT Friday) on the NROL-153 mission. The launch carried an undisclosed number of satellites for NRO's proliferated LEO constellation for intelligence and surveillance. The mission is the seventh for the NRO constellation and the first NRO launch of 2025.
SpaceX launched another set of NRO satellites Thursday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 10:53 pm EST (0353 GMT Friday) on the NROL-153 mission. The launch carried an undisclosed number of satellites for NRO's proliferated LEO constellation for intelligence and surveillance. The mission is the seventh for the NRO constellation and the first NRO launch of 2025.
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