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NROL-97
GO
02 OCT 2026, 03:53 UTC
SPACEX
Launch
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Launch time
03:53 UTC
02 Oct 2026
Status
Go
Probability
60%
weather go
Window
03:53 UTC–04:42
UTC
Launch provider
SpaceXRocket
Falcon HeavyPad
Launch Complex 39ALocation
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAMission type
Government/Top SecretOrbit
UnknownOrbital launch of the year
#236SpaceX launch of the year
#116Launch from this pad
#224Mission
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.
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