Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-69

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Government/Top Secret · Unknown (N/A)

• B1092 · flight 2 · Return to Launch Site @ Landing Zone 1 · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-13 · zone record 53/54

• SpaceX NROL-69 — The Space Devs
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• NROL-69 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−1MTank Press
7. T−1MStartup
8. T−45SGO for Launch
9. T−3SIgnition
10. P0DLiftoff
11. T+1M7SMax-Q
12. T+2M14SMECO
13. T+2M17SStage 2 Separation
14. T+2M25SSES-1
15. T+2M31SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
16. T+3M7SFairing Separation
17. T+3M25SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
18. T+6M37SEntry Burn Startup
19. T+6M58SEntry Burn Shutdown
20. T+7M50SStage 1 Landing Burn
21. T+8M21SSECO-1
22. T+8M22SStage 1 Landing
23. T+46M26SSES-2
24. T+46M38SSECO-2

• Launch successful.

  hitura-nobad · 3/24/2025 · source

• Liftoff!

  hitura-nobad · 3/24/2025 · source

• Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 3/24/2025 · source

• Updated launch weather.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/23/2025 · source

• GO for launch.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/22/2025 · source

• Added launch window.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/19/2025 · source

• Targeting the afternoon EDT

  Nosu · 3/18/2025 · source

• NET March 24.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 3/15/2025 · source