CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — SpaceX successfully launched a classified mission on Monday afternoon.
What You Need To Know
- SpaceX launched the NROL-69 mission
- It blasted off from Space Launch Complex 40
The top-secret mission is for the National Reconnaissance Office.
They launched the mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, courtesy of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, stated the company.
The liftoff occurred at 1:48 p.m. ET.
GOING UP
The first-stage booster, B1092, has only sent up one mission — Starlink 12-13 — last month.
After the stage separation, the Falcon 9 booster landed on Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Fore Station, causing a sonic boom. Which many people in the surrounding areas can hear.
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