dimanche 17 avril 2022

SpaceX - Falcon 9 launches NROL-85

 







SpaceX - Falcon 9 / NROL-85 Mission patch.


April 17, 2022

Falcon 9 carrying NROL-85 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-85 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 17 April 2022, at 13:13 UTC (06:13 PDT).

Falcon 9 launches NROL-85 and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1071) previously launched the NROL-87 mission.


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Images, Video, Text, Credits: SpaceX/SciNews/NRO/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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