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NROL-108
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SpaceX

NROL-108

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Dec 19, 14:00:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 39A
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Mission

Classified payload for NRO.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 39A
SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
WindowDec 19, 14:00:00 UTC→Dec 19, 17:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.608, -80.604
Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%LL2 Go90%Wind0 ktGusts0 ktCloud5%Temp78°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

4400% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14146 ft) — approximated

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1059
lost5th flight
Flights6
Landings5/683%
Fastest turn58d 13h
Recovered · RTLS · LZ-1· 15 km downrange
110d 14h since last flight

Exploded upon ocean impact a safe distance from OCISLY

Previous flights · 5
  1. #6Starlink 19+58d 13hOCISLYFeb 16, 2021
  2. #4SAOCOM 1B+78d 13hLZ-1Aug 30, 2020
  3. #3Starlink 8+98d 4hOCISLYJun 13, 2020
  4. #2SpX CRS-20+92d 11hLZ-1Mar 7, 2020
  5. #1SpX CRS-19OCISLYDec 5, 2019