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NROL-87

Launched

February 2, 2022

Launch Successful
NROL-87 Mission Patch

Summary

NROL 87 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 2, 2022. It was SpaceX's 157th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 6,191st orbital launch attempt. It was the 83rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 5th this year. Booster B1071 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 4. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1071 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 4 · landed35/35 landed here
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone
83rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 5th this yearSpaceX's 157th launch5th this yearhumanity's 6,191st orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year

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Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component; 1 still in orbit

  • USA 326 · NORAD 51445 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

Related page: www.spacex.com

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Map of Space Launch Complex 4E

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

88th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 694th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

46 days after the previous launch from this pad

All launches from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAOpen in maps

Updates

Launch successful

Jay · Feb 2, 2022 · source

Show 6 earlier updates

  • New T-0

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/2/2022 · source

  • Updating T-0

    Nosu · 1/28/2022 · source

  • Setting GO

    Nosu · 1/28/2022 · source

  • Updating T-0 per latest USCG District 11 Local Notice to Mariners

    Nosu · 1/27/2022 · source

  • Adding window

    SwGustav · 1/19/2022 · source

  • Pushing to Feb 2 2022

    JRascagneres · 9/7/2021 · source

Questions

When did NROL 87 launch?

NROL 87 launched on February 2, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch NROL 87?

Coverage: Falcon 9 NROL-87; NROL-87 Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched NROL 87?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did NROL 87 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1071 flew for the 1st time and landed at Landing Zone 4.

What orbit was NROL 87 going to?

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.

How many satellites did NROL 87 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).