SpaceX and the U.S. Space Force launched NROL-77 on Dec. 9.
Credit: National Reconnaissance Office
The U.S. Space Force and SpaceX launched the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) 10th and final mission of 2025 on Dec. 9, when a Falcon 9 rocket carried NROL-77 to orbit. The rocket lifted off at 2:16 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, and the first stage booster...
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