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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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