SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-95
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.July 30, 2026 · 07:10 UTCAdd to calendar
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SpaceX's 710th launch · 91st this year · humanity's 7,353rd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Weather concerns: Anvil Cloud Rules, Thick Cloud Layers Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule
Window: Jul 30, 06:37 – Jul 30, 07:21 UTC
Flight preview
Airspace & maritime notices
- Cape Canaveral, FL, Saturday, August 1, 2026 Local — 260801 Full CS SpX NROL-95(X3980) · Expired · up to 18,000 ft
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- Cape Canaveral, FL, Friday, July 31, 2026 Local — 260731 Full CS SpX NROL-95(X3980) · Expired · up to 18,000 ft
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- Cape Canaveral, FL, Saturday, August 1, 2026 Local — 260801 Full CS SpX NROL-95(X3980) · Expired · up to 18,000 ft
Matched by mission designator · Source
- Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, July 30, 2026 Local — 260730 Full CS SpX NROL-95(X3980) · Expired · up to 18,000 ft
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- Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, July 30, 2026 Local — 260730 Full CS SpX NROL-95(X3980) · Expired · up to 18,000 ft
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- Sector Jacksonville, Territorial Sea - Sector Jacksonville, Submerged Land Act (SLA)/Space Operations/Active RNA/Commercial (RNA) · Expired · standing regulated area
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- Sector Jacksonville, Territorial Sea - Sector Jacksonville, Submerged Land Act (SLA)/Space Operations/Hazardous Warning Area/Commercial (Hazardous) · Expired
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- District 7, Oceanic boundary to EEZ - Sector Charleston, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)/Space Operations/Hazardous Warning Area/Commercial (Hazardous) · Expired
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- Cape Canaveral, FL, Friday, July 31, 2026 Local — 260731 Full CS SpX NROL-95(X3980) · Expired · up to 18,000 ft
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NROL-95
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.
Government/Top Secret · Unknown (N/A)
Booster
- B1096 · flight 7 · Return to Launch Site @ Landing Zone 2 · landed · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34 · zone record 19/19
Watch
- SpaceX NROL-95 — The Space Devs
- Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches mission for U.S. spy satellite agency — Spaceflight Now
- SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 with NROL-95 — NASASpaceflight
- NROL-95 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
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M7SMax-Q
- T+2M11SMECO
- T+2M15SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M23SSES-1
- T+2M28SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+3M3SFairing Separation
- T+3M22SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+6M43SEntry Burn Startup
- T+7M4SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8MStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M12SSECO-1
- T+8M26SStage 1 Landing
Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/30/2026 · source
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 7/30/2026 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 7/30/2026 · source
Now targeting Jul 30 at 07:10 UTC
hitura-nobad · 7/30/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, 70% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/29/2026 · source
Now targeting Jul 30 at 07:09 UTC
Nosu · 7/29/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/23/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/20/2026 · source
News
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch classified payload for National Reconnaissance Office
The NROL-95 mission will be the third payload for the National Reconnaissance Office launched under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 procurement. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 3:09 a.m. EDT (0709 UTC).
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Pad — Space Launch Complex 40
Local pad time: Jul 30, 3:10 AM EDT
400 launches from this pad · 1,128 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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