SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NROL-149
Launched
December 17, 2024 · 13:19 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
NROL-149 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 17, 2024 at 13:19 UTC. It was SpaceX's 443rd launch, 132nd this year and humanity's 6,836th orbital launch attempt. It was the 355th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 126th this year. Booster B1063 flew for the 22nd 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-149The Space Devs
- Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches NRO intelligence satellites from Vandenberg, CaliforniaSpaceflight Now
- NROL-149 MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NRO
- Milestone
- 355th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 126th this yearSpaceX's 443rd launch132nd this yearhumanity's 6,836th orbital launch attempt247th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
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- 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+1M6SMax-Q
- T+2M26SMECO
- T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M36SSES-1
- T+3M2SFairing Separation
- T+6M10SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M29SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M52SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M2SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M43SSECO-1
- T+53M19SSES-2
Catalogued objects
22 catalogued: 22 payloads; 22 still in orbit
- USA 441 · NORAD 62340 · in orbit
- USA 442 · NORAD 62341 · in orbit
- USA 443 · NORAD 62342 · in orbit
- USA 444 · NORAD 62343 · in orbit
- USA 445 · NORAD 62344 · in orbit
- USA 446 · NORAD 62345 · in orbit
- USA 447 · NORAD 62346 · in orbit
- USA 448 · NORAD 62347 · in orbit
- USA 449 · NORAD 62348 · in orbit
- USA 450 · NORAD 62349 · in orbit
- USA 451 · NORAD 62350 · in orbit
- USA 452 · NORAD 62351 · in orbit
Show 10 more payloads
- USA 453 · NORAD 62352 · in orbit
- USA 454 · NORAD 62353 · in orbit
- USA 455 · NORAD 62354 · in orbit
- USA 456 · NORAD 62355 · in orbit
- USA 457 · NORAD 62356 · in orbit
- USA 458 · NORAD 62357 · in orbit
- USA 459 · NORAD 62358 · in orbit
- USA 460 · NORAD 62359 · in orbit
- USA 461 · NORAD 62360 · in orbit
- USA 462 · NORAD 62361 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Sixth 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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
172nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 44th this year · 784th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 17, 5:19 AM PST, at night
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
3 days 15 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 7 earlier updates
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 12/17/2024 · source
Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 12/17/2024 · source
Official Webcast by SpaceX has started
LL2 · 12/17/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/17/2024 · source
Delayed to NET December 17.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/13/2024 · source
Targeting NET December 16.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/10/2024 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/28/2024 · source
Questions
When did NROL-149 launch?
NROL-149 launched on December 17, 2024 at 13:19 UTC.
Where can I watch NROL-149?
Coverage: SpaceX NROL-149; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches NRO intelligence satellites from Vandenberg, California; NROL-149 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-149?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did NROL-149 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Dec 17, 5:19 AM PST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1063 flew for the 22nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit was NROL-149 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-149 launch?
22 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 22 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).