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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

NROL-95

Launched

July 30, 2026 · 07:10 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 70% go
NROL-95

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Summary

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 successfully launched a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, supporting national security from Space Launch Complex 40.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1096 · flight 7 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 2 · landed20/20 landed here · 75 days after its previous flight, Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34 · 9 km downrange
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NRO
Milestone
614th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 88th this yearSpaceX's 710th launch91st this yearhumanity's 7,353rd orbital launch attempt180th orbital launch attempt this year

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Flight timeline

22 steps, T−38 min to T+8 min 26 s
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MProp Load
  3. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M7SMax-Q
  12. T+2M11SMECO
  13. T+2M15SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M23SSES-1
  15. T+2M28SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
  16. T+3M3SFairing Separation
  17. T+3M22SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
  18. T+6M43SEntry Burn Startup
  19. T+7M4SEntry Burn Shutdown
  20. T+8MStage 1 Landing Burn
  21. T+8M12SSECO-1
  22. T+8M26SStage 1 Landing

About this launch

NROL-95 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 30, 2026 at 07:10 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:37 to 07:21 UTC. It was SpaceX's 710th launch, 91st this year and humanity's 7,353rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 614th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 88th this year. Booster B1096 flew for the 7th time and landed at Landing Zone 2. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.

Official page: SpaceX

News

2 stories

Airspace and maritime notices

9 notices filed by the FAA and the US Coast Guard

  • FAA temporary flight restriction · 6 notices · Expired · up to 18,000 ftMatched by mission designator
    • Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, July 30, 2026 Local — 260730 Full CS SpX NROL-95(X3980)

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    • Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, July 30, 2026 Local — 260730 Full CS SpX NROL-95(X3980)

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    • Cape Canaveral, FL, Friday, July 31, 2026 Local — 260731 Full CS SpX NROL-95(X3980)

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    • Cape Canaveral, FL, Friday, July 31, 2026 Local — 260731 Full CS SpX NROL-95(X3980)

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    • Cape Canaveral, FL, Saturday, August 1, 2026 Local — 260801 Full CS SpX NROL-95(X3980)

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    • Cape Canaveral, FL, Saturday, August 1, 2026 Local — 260801 Full CS SpX NROL-95(X3980)

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  • US Coast Guard marine safety information · 2 notices · ExpiredMatched by mission designator
    • District 7, Oceanic boundary to EEZ - Sector Charleston, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)/Space Operations/Hazardous Warning Area/Commercial (Hazardous)

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    • Sector Jacksonville, Territorial Sea - Sector Jacksonville, Submerged Land Act (SLA)/Space Operations/Hazardous Warning Area/Commercial (Hazardous)

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  • Sector Jacksonville, Territorial Sea - Sector Jacksonville, Submerged Land Act (SLA)/Space Operations/Active RNA/Commercial (RNA) · Expired · standing regulated area

    Matched by mission designator · Source

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 40

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

395th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 41st this year · 1,123rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 30, 3:10 AM EDT, at night

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

8 days 9 hours after the previous launch from this pad

All launches from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAOpen in maps

Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Jul 30, 2026 · source

Show 7 earlier updates

  • Liftoff!

    hitura-nobad · 7/30/2026 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

    LL2 · 7/30/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Jul 30 at 07:10 UTC

    hitura-nobad · 7/30/2026 · source

  • Updated launch weather, 70% GO.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/29/2026 · source

  • Now targeting Jul 30 at 07:09 UTC

    Nosu · 7/29/2026 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/23/2026 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/20/2026 · source

Questions

When did NROL-95 launch?

NROL-95 launched on July 30, 2026 at 07:10 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:37 to 07:21 UTC.

Where can I watch NROL-95?

Coverage: SpaceX NROL-95; Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches mission for U.S. spy satellite agency; SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 with NROL-95. Watch the replay

What rocket launched NROL-95?

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

Where did NROL-95 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jul 30, 3:10 AM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1096 flew for the 7th time and landed at Landing Zone 2.

What orbit was NROL-95 going to?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.