SpaceX Falcon Heavy NROL-97

Name: SpaceX Falcon Heavy NROL-97
Start: 2026-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 39A

Falcon Heavy

Status

TBD

Date

31 OCT 2026

00:00

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Rocket

Falcon Heavy

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Unknown

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.

Height

70 m

Diameter

12.2 m

Launch Mass

1,400 T

Thrust

22,819 kN