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SpaceXFalcon 9 Full ThrustLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
NROL-76
Launched
May 1, 2017
Summary
NROL-76 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on May 1, 2017. It was SpaceX's 39th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,638th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight and the 5th this year. Booster B1032 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- NROL-76 Launch WebcastSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Full Thrust · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1032 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 15 km downrange
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 14th Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight · 5th this yearSpaceX's 39th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,638th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- USA 276 · NORAD 42689 · in orbit
Falcon 9-034 Stage 2 · deorbited May 1, 2017
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
100th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 4th this year · 157th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-76 launch?
NROL-76 launched on May 1, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-76?
Coverage: NROL-76 Launch Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-76?
Falcon 9 Full Thrust, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Full Thrust spec sheet
Where did NROL-76 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1032 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 1.
What orbit was NROL-76 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-76 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).