Launch · Falcon Heavy · Launch Complex 39A
NROL-97: it flew
Lifted off Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 11:54 PM EDT
Falcon Heavy · Launch Complex 39A · Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Incredible Launch
An incredible launch with much better cloud cover than anticipated! I was able to photograph it with my buddy Jared from Jetty Park Pier!
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About the mission
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.
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