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Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-186
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SpaceX's 380th launch · 69th this year · humanity's 6,713th orbital launch attempt
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jun 29, 03:14 – Jun 29, 05:14 UTC
Flight preview
NROL-186
Second 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)
Booster
- B1081 · flight 8 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Of Course I Still Love You · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | EarthCARE · zone record 209/217
Watch
- SpaceX NROL-186 — The Space Devs
- SpaceX - Falcon 9 - NROL-186 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA - June 28, 2024 — SPACE AFFAIRS
- Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California on U.S. spy satellite agency mission — Spaceflight Now
- NROL-186 Mission — SpaceX
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- P0DLiftoff
- T+1M8SMax-Q
- T+2M26SMECO
- T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M37SSES-1
- T+3M5SFairing Separation
- T+6M8SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M28SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M51SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M13SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M39SSECO-1
- T+53M13SSES-2
- T+53M15SSECO-2
Updates
Pad — Space Launch Complex 4E
Local pad time: Jun 28, 8:14 PM PDT
284 launches from this pad · 900 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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