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The US successfully launched the NROL-85 spy satellite into orbit

The NROL-85 spy satellite was put into orbit by a Falcon 9 rocket. (Photo: SpaceX)

SpaceX launched a spy satellite secretly for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and landed the rocket back to Earth on April 17 (local time).

A Falcon 9 two-stage rocket carrying the NROL-85 spacecraft took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California (USA) at about 9:13 a.m. on April 17 (local time).

SpaceX wrote: “The Falcon 9 early stage booster supporting this mission previously launched the NROL-87 mission in February. Following the phase separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return and landed on Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California”.

Two stages of SpaceX rocket about 2.5 minutes apart. The first stage returned to Earth, performing a vertical landing at Vandenberg’s Landing Zone 4. This stage has become the hallmark of SpaceX, with boosters arriving and landing often on unmanned aerial vehicles located at sea.

The US successfully launched the NROL-85 spy satellite into orbit - Photo 1.

The Falcon 9 biplane rocket carrying the NROL-85 spacecraft took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California (USA). (Photo: SpaceX)

The launch was streamed live by SpaceX, with coverage starting about 15 minutes before takeoff. Coverage will include the countdown ignition sequence, the rocket’s takeoff, ascent and Max Q (maximum stress point on the rocket), then the separation of the first stage and Second, deploy the division and split the row.

This is the second spy satellite of the US National Reconnaissance Office to be launched this year. However, details about this mission have yet to be announced.

The Office of National Reconnaissance is an agency of the United States government that develops, builds, launches, and operates the United States’ spy satellites to provide intelligence to 18 agencies, including intelligence community and the US Department of Defense.

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