WORLDTECHFalcon Heavy launches classified NROL-97 to high-energy orbit
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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launched the classified NROL-97 payload for the United States National Reconnaissance Office.… The post Falcon Heavy launches classified NROL-97 to high-energy orbit appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com . SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launched the classified NROL-97 payload for the United States National Reconnaissance Office.
Falcon Heavy is scheduled to liftoff from 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 11:53 PM EDT (03:53 UTC) on Oct. The mission marked the quickest turnaround between Falcon Heavy missions, with the rocket having last launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope for NASA on Aug.
Falcon Heavy and launch details Falcon Heavy launched from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on Thursday, Oct. As with that mission, the two side boosters will be recovered, while the center core will be expended.
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