NROL-69 – Falcon 9 (B1092.2) – Cape Canaveral SLC-40 – 24.03.2025 17:48 UTC

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https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6150

NROL-69
Launch Time
NET Mar 24, 2025
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Vehicles
Landing Zone 1
Unknown Vehicle

Mission Details
NROL-69
NROL-69 is a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Location
SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Уточнили дату, время

NROL-69
Launch Time
Mon Mar 24, 2025 20:42 GMT+3

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Код Выделить Развернуть

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcryPsLjTk8

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - NROL-69 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station - Space Affairs Live
  SPACE AFFAIRS

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https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=nrol-69

SpaceX is targeting Monday, March 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-69 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 1:48 p.m. ET. If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Tuesday, March 25 at 1:34 p.m. ET.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about ten minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

This is the second flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched a Starlink mission. Following stage separation, Falcon 9 will land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida...

B1092.2

[zandr]

Там же

Launch, Landing, and Deployment
All Times Approximate
Hr/Min/Sec   Event
00:01:07   Max Q
00:02:14   1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:17   1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:25   2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:02:31   Boostback burn
00:03:07   Fairing deployment
00:03:25   Boostback burn ends
00:06:37   1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:58   1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:50   1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:21   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:08:22   1st stage landing
00:46:26   2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:46:38   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)

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https://x.com/OrbitalFocus/status/1903393212565217607

Orbital Focus  @OrbitalFocus 
Launch Advisory
NRO sat
Mar 24, 17:48 UTC
Falcon 9
CCSFS
Upper stage firing includes an inclination change:
First stage aimed at ~50° inclination but stage 2 re-entry zone indicates final orbit ~65° incl
Launch time for Mar 25 is 14 min earlier, also consistent with ~65°

Доворот второй ступени на плоскость.

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https://x.com/GewoonLukas_/status/1903924086801056034

Lukas C. H.  @GewoonLukas_
Falcon First Stage B1092-2 is vertical at SLC-40 with the classified NROL-69 payload ahead of launch tomorrow at 17:48 UTC. Weather is 90% GO. The target orbit appears to be ~65° inclined, which could hint that it's part of the Naval Ocean Surveillance System.

Погода 90%.

[zandr]

По району падения второй ступени соответствующего наклонению 65° предполагается ПН NOSS.

[Liss]

Второй короткий импульс на 00:46:26 после старта -- явное скругление орбиты. И наклонение близкое к 65°, да.
Но вот NOSS ли это или какой-нибудь условный Lacrosse третьего поколения -- пока неясно.

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https://x.com/sch0ening/status/1904162091671380253

Sch0ening  @sch0ening
 Alert 
@SpaceX is launching the @NatReconOfc's NROL-69 mission from Florida.
NET: 17:48UTC (13:48 EDT, 12:48CDT, 10:48 PDT)
-Classified mission and payload
-Booster 1092-2 will return to LZ-1
-2nd Stage debris will re-enter in the Indian Ocean

Here is your LHA map. http://bit.ly/3FoPXC4
 

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Код Выделить Развернуть

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEoAZVy7ZUY

SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches NROL-69
  NASASpaceflight

Здесь трансляция началась.

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SpaceX  @SpaceX
All systems are looking good, weather is 90% favorable, and propellant load is about to begin for today's launch of the @USSF_SSC and @NatReconOfc's NROL-69 mission from Florida

Погода 90%, всё готово.

[zandr]

Т-5 мин.
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Т-4 мин.
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Пуск!
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Разделение ступеней подтверждено.
Вы не можете просматривать это вложение.

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Трансляция со второй ступени не ведётся.

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Посадка первой ступени
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Вы не можете просматривать это вложение.
Ступень приземлилась.

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https://x.com/NatReconOfc/status/1904250648520003867

NRO  @NatReconOfc
MISSION SUCCESS: NRO & @USSF_SSC launched NROL-69 today at 1:48 p.m. EDT on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Press release: https://nro.gov/Portals/135/Documents/news/press/2025/250324%20NROL-69%20Press%20Release%20FINAL.pdf?ver=bS80udq5lMsFKTxDEuTOpw%3d%3d

В пресс-релизе: миссия успешна.

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По ссылке

CHANTILLY, Va. — The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S.
Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC), Space Launch Delta 45, and SpaceX, successfully
launched the NROL-69 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex
40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on March 24, 2025, at 1:48 p.m. EDT. The Falcon 9
reusable rocket booster returned safely to Landing Zone 1 after delivering the national security
payload to orbit.
Today's successful mission highlights the close working relationship between NRO and SSC to
ensure reliable and cost-effective access to space for national security missions.
"NRO and SSC's partnership through the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program is an
important step in safeguarding our nation's interests in space," said Col. Eric Zarybnisky,
director, NRO's Office of Space Launch. "Together, we are advancing national security by
ensuring the U.S. maintains resilient and cost-effective space capabilities to meet evolving
threats and deliver vital intelligence."
NROL-69 is the first NRO mission launched with SpaceX from the NSSL Phase 2 contract
awarded in August 2020. NSSL, a government launch acquisition partnership program between
SSC and the NRO aimed at ensuring continued assured access to space for national security
missions, is overseen and operated by SSC, headquartered at Los Angeles Air Force Base in
California.
Previously, NRO and SSC launched two NSSL Phase 1A missions with SpaceX from
Vandenberg Space Force Base with NROL-87 and NROL-85 in 2022.

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"The combined team of our skilled personnel plus SpaceX in partnership with the NRO
thoroughly examined the flight hardware and integration elements to minimize mission risks,"
said Col. Jim Horne, Senior Materiel Leader of Launch Execution. "And our SSC team who
operate the range systems and infrastructure was fantastic. It was our first NSSL mission this
calendar year, and it hit the mark, right in the middle."
Over the past two years, NRO has launched more than 150 satellites, creating the largest and
most capable government constellation on orbit in our nation's history. Continuing with this
momentum, 2025 is set to be another dynamic year, with approximately a dozen NRO launches
scheduled. NROL-69 is NRO's 5th launch of 2025, following NROL-153, NROL-57, and two
rideshare missions aboard SpaceX's Transporter-12 and Transporter-13.
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For more than 60 years, the NRO has successfully met the needs of its U.S. intelligence, military,
civil, and allied partners. It remains the world's leader in unique intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance systems. The NRO's next-generation systems will help ensure that the right data
is delivered to the right user at the right time, faster than ever before.

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