SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 NROL-157

Name: SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 NROL-157
Start: 2029-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 4E

Falcon 9 Block 5

Status

TBD

Date

31 DEC 2029

00:00

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Unknown

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Height

70 m

Diameter

3.65 m

Launch Mass

549 T

Thrust

7,607 kN