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OK!Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-48
LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL
> MISSION DATA
DATEMonday, September 22, 2025
TIME05:38 PM UTC
PROVIDERSpaceX
ROCKETFalcon 9 Block 5
PADSpace Launch Complex 4E
LOCATIONVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
ORBITUnknown
> MISSION BRIEFING // GOVERNMENT/TOP SECRET
Eleventh batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.
> SCHEDULE & SOURCE
Source-reported status: Launch Successful. The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Launch window: 2025-09-22 17:23:00 UTC — 2025-09-22 18:23:00 UTC.
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