SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NROL-126
Launched
November 30, 2024 · 08:10 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
NROL-126 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 30, 2024 at 08:10 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:08 to 12:08 UTC. It was SpaceX's 436th launch, 125th this year and humanity's 6,818th orbital launch attempt. It was the 348th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 119th this year. Booster B1088 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 22 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX NROL-126The Space Devs
- SpaceX - Falcon 9 - NROL-126 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base - November 30, 2024SPACE AFFAIRS
- NROL-126 MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1088 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 600 km downrange
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NRO
- Milestone
- 348th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 119th this yearSpaceX's 436th launch125th this yearhumanity's 6,818th orbital launch attempt229th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
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- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M6SMax-Q
- T+2M26SMECO
- T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M36SSES-1
- T+3M19SFairing Separation
- T+6M14SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M36SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M52SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M14SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M38SSECO-1
- T+54M41SSES-2
- T+54M45SSECO-2
- T+1H1M49SPayload Separation
Catalogued objects
22 catalogued: 22 payloads; 22 still in orbit
- USA 438 · NORAD 62163 · in orbit
- USA 439 · NORAD 62164 · in orbit
- Starlink 32523 · NORAD 62165 · in orbit
- Starlink 32551 · NORAD 62166 · in orbit
- Starlink 32506 · NORAD 62167 · in orbit
- Starlink 32562 · NORAD 62168 · in orbit
- Starlink 32558 · NORAD 62169 · in orbit
- Starlink 32538 · NORAD 62170 · in orbit
- Starlink 32257 · NORAD 62171 · in orbit
- Starlink 32407 · NORAD 62172 · in orbit
- Starlink 32575 · NORAD 62173 · in orbit
- Starlink 32552 · NORAD 62174 · in orbit
Show 10 more payloads
- Starlink 32534 · NORAD 62175 · in orbit
- Starlink 32516 · NORAD 62176 · in orbit
- Starlink 32542 · NORAD 62177 · in orbit
- Starlink 32600 · NORAD 62178 · in orbit
- Starlink 32584 · NORAD 62179 · in orbit
- Starlink 32587 · NORAD 62180 · in orbit
- Starlink 32602 · NORAD 62181 · in orbit
- Starlink 32565 · NORAD 62182 · in orbit
- Starlink 32589 · NORAD 62183 · in orbit
- Starlink 32581 · NORAD 62184 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fifth 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. 20 of the 22 satellites launched are actually civilian use Starlink satellites.
Official page: > Launches > launch-nrol-126Official page: www.nro.govOfficial page: SpaceX
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
169th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 41st this year · 781st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 30, 12:10 AM PST, at night
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
6 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Questions
When did NROL-126 launch?
NROL-126 launched on November 30, 2024 at 08:10 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:08 to 12:08 UTC.
Where can I watch NROL-126?
Coverage: SpaceX NROL-126; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - NROL-126 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base - November 30, 2024; NROL-126 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-126?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did NROL-126 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Nov 30, 12:10 AM PST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1088 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit was NROL-126 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-126 launch?
22 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 22 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).