The mission, designated NROL-174, lifted off at 3:33 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC-8) at Vandenberg.

Few details were publicly released about the classified SpaceX NROL-69 mission, which lifted off at 1:48 p.m. EDT Monday from ...

These satellites are part of the NRO's evolving strategy to rely on a broader network of cost-effective, small-scale ...

SpaceX on Saturday launched Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office from California, hours after the ...

SpaceX took the biggest piece of the pie, but United Launch Alliance and newcomer Blue Origin will divvy up nearly $13.7 ...

National Reconnaissance Office The NRO — a federal intelligence agency that operates recon satellites — partnered US Space Force Space Systems Command for the mission, which is flying under ...

April 12 (UPI) --SpaceX on Saturday launched Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office from California then 12 hours later 21 Starlink satellites from Florida. The Falcon 9 ...

Liftoff is tentatively set midday Monday, March 24, if things go according to plan for the space agency and the National Reconnaissance Office. Rockets launch from Kennedy Space Center and Cape ...

The launch kicked off the NROL-192 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which builds and operates the United States' fleet of spy satellites. SpaceX launched the ninth batch of ...

The National Reconnaissance Office has launched eight missions to date in support of its proliferated satellite constellation. (NicoElNino/Getty Images) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The National ...

SpaceX launched the NROL-69 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The mission carried a classified national security payload and marked the NRO's ...