Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-57

Eighth 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)

• B1088 · flight 4 · Return to Launch Site @ Landing Zone 4 · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | SPHEREx & PUNCH · zone record 35/35

• SpaceX NROL-57 — The Space Devs
• SpaceX - Falcon 9 - NROL-57 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - March 20, 2025 — SPACE AFFAIRS
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• NROL-57 Mission — SpaceX

1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
2. T−35MProp Load
3. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
5. T−7MEngine Chill
6. T−1MStartup
7. T−1MTank Press
8. T−45SGO for Launch
9. T−3SIgnition
10. P0DLiftoff
11. T+1M3SMax-Q
12. T+2M11SMECO
13. T+2M14SStage 2 Separation
14. T+2M22SSES-1
15. T+2M56SFairing Separation
16. T+5M57SEntry Burn Startup
17. T+6M13SEntry Burn Shutdown
18. T+7M11SStage 1 Landing Burn
19. T+7M38SStage 1 Landing
20. T+8M26SSECO-1
21. T+54M1SSES-2
22. T+54M4SSECO-2

• Launch success.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/21/2025 · source

• Liftoff.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/21/2025 · source

• Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 3/21/2025 · source

• GO for launch.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/20/2025 · source

• NET March 21.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/19/2025 · source

• NET March 20 UTC.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/13/2025 · source

• NET March 19 UTC.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/11/2025 · source

• Reverted back to NET February TBD with the cancellation of NOTAMs.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 2/16/2025 · source

• Added launch per NOTAMs.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 2/11/2025 · source