SpaceX launches new round of spy satellites for NRO
The National Reconnaissance Office launched new spy satellites into lower Earth orbit late Thursday, adding to the growing constellation of such U.S.-based intelligence-gathering satellites around the world.
SpaceX launches 7th batch of next-gen spy satellites for US government (photos)
SpaceX launched the seventh batch of "proliferated architecture" spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office tonight (Jan. 9).
SpaceX launches NROL-153, expanding U.S. spy satellite constellation
The launch marks the seventh deployment in the NRO’s new “proliferated architecture” strategy, which emphasizes smaller, distributed satellite networks
SpaceX Launches NROL-153 Mission, Deploying Next-Gen Spy Satellites
SpaceX launches NROL-153 spy satellites for US from California Falcon 9 successfully lands on Of Course I Still Love You drone ship NROL-153 marks the 7th launch under the NRO’s proliferated architect
SpaceX Rocket Carries Spy Satellites in Vandenberg SFB’s First Launch of Year
The West Coast’s first launch of 2025 on Thursday also marked the seventh for the growing constellation of spacecraft to serve the nation's spy satellite
SpaceX rolls Starship out to pad ahead of Flight 7 test launch (photos)
SpaceX rolled the upper stage of its Starship megarocket out to the pad this morning (Jan. 9) ahead of its planned Jan. 13 test flight.
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SpaceX confirms launch date for seventh Starship test flight
SpaceX has confirmed that it will attempt to launch its seventh Starship test flight from South Texas as soon as 4 p.m. Monday. The commercial space company announced the date Wednesday after weeks of speculation about the launch’s timing.
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Chinese national indicted for flying drone over Vandenberg SFB
A Chinese citizen was indicted in Los Angeles federal court Tuesday following his arrest in December after flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base and photographing sensitive areas of ...
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SpaceX launches 6th batch of next-gen US spy satellites from California (video)
SpaceX launched another batch of U.S. spy satellites this morning ... time), carrying a set of spacecraft for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Today's flight was the booster's 22nd ...
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Falcon Rocket Places Spy Satellite Payload in Orbit After Vandenberg Liftoff
The rocket delivered a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office after blasting off from ... The rocket carried a set of Starshield satellites for the NRO, which manufactures and launches ...
China orbits first Guowang Internet satellites, with thousands more to come
The first batch of Internet satellites for China's Guowang megaconstellation launched Monday on the country's heavy-lift Long ...
NY Air Guard members receive Space Force Association award
Two New York National Guard airmen who work in space operations were recognized as enlisted service members of the year for 2024 by the Space Force Association during the organization's annual ...
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Feds Arrest Chinese Man for Using Drone to Film Secretive Starlink Launch
The Falcon 9 rocket launch allegedly filmed by Yinpiao Zhou carried 20 Starlink satellites and a batch of secretive spy satellites for the US National Reconnaissance Office.