SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NROL-167
Launched
October 24, 2024 · 17:14 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
NROL-167 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 24, 2024 at 17:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:13 to 18:00 UTC. It was SpaceX's 416th launch, 105th this year and humanity's 6,785th orbital launch attempt. It was the 329th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 100th this year. Booster B1063 flew for the 21st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 17 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
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- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NRO
- Milestone
- 329th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 100th this yearSpaceX's 416th launch105th this yearhumanity's 6,785th orbital launch attempt196th 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
Catalogued objects
17 catalogued: 17 payloads; 17 still in orbit
- USA 421 · NORAD 61644 · in orbit
- USA 422 · NORAD 61645 · in orbit
- USA 423 · NORAD 61646 · in orbit
- USA 424 · NORAD 61647 · in orbit
- USA 425 · NORAD 61648 · in orbit
- USA 426 · NORAD 61649 · in orbit
- USA 427 · NORAD 61650 · in orbit
- USA 428 · NORAD 61651 · in orbit
- USA 429 · NORAD 61652 · in orbit
- USA 430 · NORAD 61653 · in orbit
- USA 431 · NORAD 61654 · in orbit
- USA 432 · NORAD 61655 · in orbit
Show 5 more payloads
- USA 433 · NORAD 61656 · in orbit
- USA 434 · NORAD 61657 · in orbit
- USA 435 · NORAD 61658 · in orbit
- USA 436 · NORAD 61659 · in orbit
- USA 437 · NORAD 61660 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fourth 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
163rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 35th this year · 775th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 24, 10:14 AM PDT, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4 days 12 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success confirmed
Show 6 earlier updates
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 10/24/2024 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started
LL2 · 10/24/2024 · source
Weather is 90% favorable for launch.
hitura-nobad · 10/24/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/24/2024 · source
Tweaked launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/21/2024 · source
Targeting NET October 24 per NOTAMs A1300/24 and R0263/24.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/19/2024 · source
Questions
When did NROL-167 launch?
NROL-167 launched on October 24, 2024 at 17:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:13 to 18:00 UTC.
Where can I watch NROL-167?
Coverage: SpaceX NROL-167; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - NROL-167 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base - October 24, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches NRO intelligence satellites from Vandenberg, California. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-167?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did NROL-167 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Oct 24, 10:14 AM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1063 flew for the 21st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit was NROL-167 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-167 launch?
17 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 17 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).