Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-167

Fourth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.

Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

• B1063 · flight 21 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Of Course I Still Love You · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-113 · zone record 209/217

• SpaceX NROL-167 — The Space Devs
• SpaceX - Falcon 9 - NROL-167 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base - October 24, 2024 — SPACE AFFAIRS
• Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches NRO intelligence satellites from Vandenberg, California — Spaceflight Now
• NROL-167 Mission — SpaceX

1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
3. T−35MProp Load
4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
5. T−7MEngine Chill
6. T−1MTank Press
7. T−1MStartup
8. T−45SGO for Launch
9. T−3SIgnition
10. P0DLiftoff
11. T+1M6SMax-Q
12. T+2M26SMECO
13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
14. T+2M36SSES-1
15. T+3M19SFairing Separation
16. T+6M14SEntry Burn Startup
17. T+6M36SEntry Burn Shutdown
18. T+7M52SStage 1 Landing Burn
19. T+8M14SStage 1 Landing
20. T+8M38SSECO-1
21. T+54M41SSES-2
22. T+54M45SSECO-2

• Launch success confirmed

  SwGustav · 10/24/2024 · source

• Liftoff!

  hitura-nobad · 10/24/2024 · source

• Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 10/24/2024 · source

• Weather is 90% favorable for launch.

  hitura-nobad · 10/24/2024 · source

• GO for launch.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 10/24/2024 · source

• Tweaked launch window.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 10/21/2024 · source

• Targeting NET October 24 per NOTAMs A1300/24 and R0263/24.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 10/19/2024 · source