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

Explore the recent NROL-145 mission launch conducted by the National Reconnaissance Office and the Space Systems Command.

The NROL-145 mission lifted off Sunday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 8:29 a.m ...

12:33 p.m. local California time), kicking off the NROL-174 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The Minotaur rocket family, built by aerospace giant Northrop Grumman ...

Credit: NRO The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the U.S. Space Force successfully launched multiple national security payloads for the intelligence agency’s NROL-174 mission on a ...

The launch will be carrying satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office, according to the publication Spaceflight Now. If you're a festivalgoer and up really early — or, let's be realistic ...

Meanwhile, the investigation into the serious incident that took place on Saturday afternoon, when a terrorist squad emerged from a tunnel and attacked an IDF combat reconnaissance force ...

If the launch does not happen, crews will try again Monday starting at 5:08 a.m. It’s the third launch this month from Vandenberg for the National Reconnaissance Office and fifth overall launch ...

Why: Deliver more National Reconnaissance Office satellites to orbit for a mission dubbed NROL-145. Another Falcon 9 rocket conducted a similar mission April 12 from Vandenberg, successfully ...