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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NROL-85
Launched
April 17, 2022
Summary
NROL-85 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 17, 2022. It was SpaceX's 166th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 6,223rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 92nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 14th this year. Booster B1071 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Landing Zone 4. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- Falcon 9 NROL-85The Space Devs
- NROL-85 MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 92nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 14th this yearSpaceX's 166th launch14th this yearhumanity's 6,223rd orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubCatalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- USA 327 · NORAD 52259 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
90th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 3rd this year · 696th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
50 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Success confirmed
Show 8 earlier updates
Liftoff
SwGustav · 4/17/2022
Delayed by a day due to weather
Jay · 4/15/2022 · source
Delayed by a day
SwGustav · 4/15/2022 · source
Weather 70%
SwGustav · 4/14/2022 · source
New T-0
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/8/2022 · source
Updated T-0
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/7/2022 · source
Updated launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/4/2022 · source
NET April 15
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/15/2022 · source
Questions
When did NROL-85 launch?
NROL-85 launched on April 17, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-85?
Coverage: Falcon 9 NROL-85; NROL-85 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-85?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did NROL-85 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1071 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Landing Zone 4.
What orbit was NROL-85 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-85 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).