Blastoff! SpaceX launches next-gen US spy satellites from California, nails landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-153 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Jan. 10, 2024 at 10:53 p.m. EST (7:53 p.m. local California time). Full Story: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-to-launch-7th-batch-of-next-gen-spy-satellites-for-us-government-tonight

NROL-153 was the seventh launch servicing the NRO's "proliferated architecture," which the agency has described as consisting of "numerous, smaller satellites designed for capability and resilience."

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