A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a batch of next-gen spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Oct. 24, 2024 from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 1:13 p.m. EDT (1713 GMT; 10:13 a.m. local time). Full Story: [ Ссылка ]
NROL-167 is the fourth launch supporting the NRO's "proliferated architecture," a constellation consisting of "numerous, smaller satellites designed for capability and resilience," according to the agency. We don't know much about these spacecraft or their activities, which isn't surprising; NRO satellites' work tends to be classified.
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