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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches NROL-87

 







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Feb 2, 2022

Falcon 9 carrying NROL-87 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-87 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 2 February 2022, at 20:27 UTC (12:27 PST).

Falcon 9 launches NROL-87 and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1071) landed on Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

This was the first launch and landing of this booster, which will be prepared for re-flight on another NRO mission later this year.

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