SpaceX Launches 10th, Final NRO Mission Of 2025

SpaceX and the U.S. Space Force launched NROL-77 on Dec. 9, 2025. Credit: National Reconnaissance Office

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...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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