SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches NROL-77 🚀

Falcon 9 launch of a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office from SLC-40.

Instantaneous launch window: December 9th at 2:16:25PM EST (19:26:25 UTC)

Mission: Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-77 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office
Launch location: Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Earth.
Target orbit: Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster: B1096-4; 28d 15h 54min 55s turnaround
Booster history: LF-01, IMAP, and Starlink Group 6-87.
Booster recovery: Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2)
Fairing recovery: Unknown
Rocket trajectory: Northeast
Payload mass: Classified
Stats:
- SpaceX's 603rd launch overall.
- SpaceX's 164th launch of the year.
- SpaceX's 7th launch of the month.
- Earth's X orbital launch of the year.
- Falcon's 223rd launch since the last failure
- Falcon 9's 575th orbital flight.
- SpaceX's 296th launch from SLC-40.
- 16th landing on LZ-2 out of 16 attempts.
- 206th successful landing by a Falcon booster since the last failed one.

⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. ⚡

🔍 If you are interested in using footage captured by this stream, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy/

#SpaceX #Starlink #Falcon9 #Starlink1223 #LEO #SatelliteInternet #SpaceXLaunch #GlobalInternet #HighSpeedInternet #RocketLaunch #StarlinkMission #NextGenSatellites #SpaceTechnology

LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3