Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-179

Fourteenth 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 · Unknown (N/A)

• B1103 · flight 3 · Return to Launch Site @ Landing Zone 4 · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-42 · zone record 35/35

• SpaceX NROL-179 — The Space Devs
• Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with satellites for U.S. spy satellite agency — Spaceflight Now
• NROL-179 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+1M2SMax-Q
12. T+2M10SMECO
13. T+2M14SStage 2 Separation
14. T+2M22SSES-1
15. T+2M56SFairing Separation
16. T+3M21SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
17. T+6M1SEntry Burn Startup
18. T+6M18SEntry Burn Shutdown
19. T+7M18SStage 1 Landing Burn
20. T+7M43SStage 1 Landing

• Launch success.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 6/19/2026 · source

• Liftoff.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 6/19/2026 · source

• Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 6/19/2026 · source

• Now targeting Jun 19 at 08:50:45 UTC

  hitura-nobad · 6/19/2026 · source

• Now targeting Jun 19 at 08:50 UTC

  hitura-nobad · 6/19/2026 · source

• Now targeting Jun 19 at 08:40 UTC

  Cosmic_Penguin · 6/17/2026 · source

• GO for launch on June 18.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 6/9/2026 · source

• Added launch.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 6/9/2026 · source