Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-167

Liftoff Time
October 24, 2024 – 17:13 UTC
October 24, 2024 – 10:13 PDT
Mission Name
NROL-167
Launch Provider
(What rocket company launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
NRO
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1063-21; 48.58-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
– 100th Falcon 9 launch in 2024
– 385th Falcon 9 launch
– 381st Falcon 9 launch success
– 314th Falcon 9 launch with a flight-proven stage
– 95th SpaceX launch from SLC-4E
– 402nd SpaceX mission
– 393rd SpaceX mission success
– 406th SpaceX launch
– 105th SpaceX launch of 2024
– 282nd Falcon booster landing success on a drone ship

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