Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-186

Liftoff Time
June 29, 2024 – 03:14 UTC
June 28, 2024 – 20:14 PDT
Mission Name
NROL-186
Launch Provider
(What rocket company launched it?)
SpaceX
Customer
(Who paid for this?)
NRO
Rocket
Falcon 9 B1081-8; 31.20-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?
B1081 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
– 352nd Falcon 9 mission
– 281st Falcon 9 flight with a flight-proven booster
– 295th reflight of a Falcon booster
– 64th reflight of a Falcon booster in 2024
– 326th booster landing
– 252nd consecutive Falcon booster landing
– 69th SpaceX launch of 2024
– 82nd SpaceX launch from SLC-4E

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