Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-149

  • Trevor Sesnic
    • Liftoff Time
    		 December 17, 2024 – 13:19 UTC
    December 17, 2024 – 05:19 PST
    Mission Name
    		 NROL-149
    Launch Provider
    (What rocket company launched it?)
    		 SpaceX
    Customer
    (Who paid for this?)
    		 NRO
    Rocket
    		 Falcon 9 B1063-22; 53.84-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: Debra C; Support: GO Beyond
    Did they attempt to recover the fairings?
    		 The fairing halves were recovered by GO Beyond
    This was the
    		 – 411th Falcon 9 launch
    – 126th Falcon 9 launch in 2024
    – 408th Falcon 9 launch success
    – 339th Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage
    – 104th SpaceX launch from SLC-4E
    – 428th SpaceX mission
    – 421st SpaceX mission success
    – 433rd SpaceX launch
    – 132nd SpaceX launch of 2024
    – 305th Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship
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