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

The National Reconnaissance Office is building out a proliferated satellite architecture. Credit: National Reconnaissance Office COLORADO SPRINGS—The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO ...

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 ...

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

Early Sunday, SpaceX launched the latest round of its Starlink satellites into orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office aboard a Falcon 9 rocket similar to the one pictured launching from ...

Liftoff is tentatively set midday Monday, March 24, if things go according to plan for the space agency and the National Reconnaissance Office. Not much is known about this classified NROL mission.

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 ...