SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NROL-186
Launched
June 29, 2024 · 03:14 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
NROL-186 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 29, 2024 at 03:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:14 to 05:14 UTC. It was SpaceX's 380th launch, 69th this year and humanity's 6,713th orbital launch attempt. It was the 295th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 66th this year. Booster B1081 flew for the 8th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 21 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
- 295th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 66th this yearSpaceX's 380th launch69th this yearhumanity's 6,713th orbital launch attempt124th 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+1M8SMax-Q
- T+2M26SMECO
- T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M37SSES-1
- T+3M5SFairing Separation
- T+6M8SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M28SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+7M51SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M13SStage 1 Landing
- T+8M39SSECO-1
- T+53M13SSES-2
- T+53M15SSECO-2
Catalogued objects
21 catalogued: 21 payloads; 21 still in orbit
- USA 375 · NORAD 60158 · in orbit
- USA 376 · NORAD 60159 · in orbit
- USA 377 · NORAD 60160 · in orbit
- USA 378 · NORAD 60161 · in orbit
- USA 379 · NORAD 60162 · in orbit
- USA 380 · NORAD 60163 · in orbit
- USA 381 · NORAD 60164 · in orbit
- USA 382 · NORAD 60165 · in orbit
- USA 383 · NORAD 60166 · in orbit
- USA 384 · NORAD 60167 · in orbit
- USA 385 · NORAD 60168 · in orbit
- USA 386 · NORAD 60169 · in orbit
Show 9 more payloads
- USA 387 · NORAD 60170 · in orbit
- USA 388 · NORAD 60171 · in orbit
- USA 389 · NORAD 60172 · in orbit
- USA 390 · NORAD 60173 · in orbit
- USA 391 · NORAD 60174 · in orbit
- USA 392 · NORAD 60175 · in orbit
- USA 393 · NORAD 60176 · in orbit
- USA 394 · NORAD 60177 · in orbit
- USA 395 · NORAD 60178 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second 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
150th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 22nd this year · 761st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 28, 8:14 PM PDT, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Questions
When did NROL-186 launch?
NROL-186 launched on June 29, 2024 at 03:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:14 to 05:14 UTC.
Where can I watch NROL-186?
Coverage: SpaceX NROL-186; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - NROL-186 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA - June 28, 2024; Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California on U.S. spy satellite agency mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-186?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did NROL-186 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jun 28, 8:14 PM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1081 flew for the 8th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit was NROL-186 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-186 launch?
21 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 21 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).