Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-113

Liftoff Time
September 06, 2024 – 03:20 UTC
September 05, 2024 – 20:20 PDT
Mission Name
NROL-113
Launch Provider
(What rocket company launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
National Reconnaissance Office
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1063-20; 56.03-day turnaround
Launch Location
Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Payload mass
16,000 kg (35,200 lb)
Where did the satellites go?
Low-Earth Orbit
Where did the first stage land?
B1063 successfully completed a landing on Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)

Tug: Lindsay C; Support: GO Beyond
Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
The fairing halves were recovered by GO Beyond
This was the
– 300th Falcon 9 flight with a flight-proven booster
– 372nd Falcon 9 mission
– 314th reflight of a Falcon booster
– 83rd reflight of a Falcon booster in 2024
– 345th booster landing
– 4th consecutive Falcon booster landing
– 89th SpaceX launch of 2024
– 89th SpaceX launch from SLC-4E

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