Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-77

Launch information

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Mission description

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-77’.

Launch image Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-77

Go

Status: Go for Launch

Class: normal

Launch T0: Dec. 9, 2025, 7:16 p.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

NROL-77 (N/A)

Launcher

SpaceX

Rocket

Falcon 9

Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Unknown (N/A)

Satellites on-board

Tracking of on-board satellites will be available after the rocket launch date (Dec. 9, 2025).

Launch statistics

Launch statistics will be available after the rocket launch date (Dec. 9, 2025).

Latest news about the launch

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