Announcement
SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches NROL-97 classified spy satellite for U.S. National Reconnaissance Office
SpaceX successfully launched Falcon Heavy carrying the classified NROL-97 the available reporting from Kennedy Space Center's LC-39A on October 1–2, marking the NRO's first use of Falcon Heavy under the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 contract. Side boosters landed at Cape Canaveral.
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The mission demonstrates SpaceX's expanding role in U.S. government classified launches and highlights Falcon Heavy's capability for high-energy national security payloads. It underscores ongoing investments in space infrastructure critical to U.S. reconnaissance and defense operations, generating significant public interest through official SpaceX posts and live coverage.
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