SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NROL-153
Launched
January 10, 2025 · 03:53 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
NROL-153 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 10, 2025 at 03:53 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:19 to 04:49 UTC. It was SpaceX's 453rd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 6,854th orbital launch attempt. It was the 365th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 4th this year. Booster B1071 flew for the 22nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for Unknown (N/A). 22 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1071 · flight 22 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 19 days after its previous flight, Bandwagon 2 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) · 610 km downrange
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Unknown (N/A)for NRO
- Milestone
- 365th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 4th this yearSpaceX's 453rd launch4th this yearhumanity's 6,854th orbital launch attempt5th 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+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M37SSES-1
- T+3M1SFairing Separation
- T+6M11SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M31SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M48SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M15SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M39SSECO-1
- T+52M27SSES-2
- T+52M29SSECO-2
Catalogued objects
22 catalogued: 22 payloads; 22 still in orbit
- USA 463 · NORAD 62532 · in orbit
- USA 464 · NORAD 62533 · in orbit
- USA 465 · NORAD 62534 · in orbit
- USA 466 · NORAD 62535 · in orbit
- USA 467 · NORAD 62536 · in orbit
- USA 468 · NORAD 62537 · in orbit
- USA 469 · NORAD 62538 · in orbit
- USA 470 · NORAD 62539 · in orbit
- USA 471 · NORAD 62540 · in orbit
- USA 472 · NORAD 62541 · in orbit
- USA 473 · NORAD 62542 · in orbit
- USA 474 · NORAD 62543 · in orbit
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- USA 475 · NORAD 62544 · in orbit
- USA 476 · NORAD 62545 · in orbit
- USA 477 · NORAD 62546 · in orbit
- USA 478 · NORAD 62547 · in orbit
- USA 479 · NORAD 62548 · in orbit
- USA 480 · NORAD 62549 · in orbit
- USA 481 · NORAD 62550 · in orbit
- USA 482 · NORAD 62551 · in orbit
- USA 483 · NORAD 62552 · in orbit
- USA 484 · NORAD 62553 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Seventh 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
175th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 787th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 9, 7:53 PM PST, at night
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 7 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/10/2025 · source
Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 1/10/2025 · source
Now targeting Jan 10 at 03:53 UTC
hitura-nobad · 1/9/2025 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/9/2025 · source
NET January 10 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/3/2025 · source
NET 2025.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/15/2024 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/28/2024 · source
Questions
When did NROL-153 launch?
NROL-153 launched on January 10, 2025 at 03:53 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:19 to 04:49 UTC.
Where can I watch NROL-153?
Coverage: SpaceX NROL-153; On Go! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - NROL-153 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base - January 9, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California on U.S. spy satellite agency mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-153?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did NROL-153 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jan 9, 7:53 PM PST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1071 flew for the 22nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit was NROL-153 going to?
Unknown (N/A), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-153 launch?
22 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 22 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).