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Sep 6, 2024

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on national security mission for the NRO

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Today, SpaceX took a short break from Starlink flights and launched a national security mission.


SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with an undisclosed number of satellites on behalf of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The spacecraft, which are believed to be Starshield satellites, make up the third batch of what the NRO calls its “proliferated architecture.”

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