LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Wed Feb 02 2022

SpaceX

NROL 87

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(8:27 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(4:37 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

(9:38 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Falcon 9 Block 5

Description:

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Government/Top Secret
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E