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NROL-179

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Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Friday June 19 2026, 08:50:45 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go94%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitUnknown

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets

Orbit

Apogee327 km

Perigee311 km

Period90.9 min

Inclination70.03°

Launch heading 156° · SSE from NROL-179 PO.

Parking orbitNROL-179 PO› conemedium

1 70121U 26141A 26170.37429398 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996

2 70121 70.0178 115.8331 0129262 154.1674 001.5179 16.16683023 07

OrbitNROL-179medium

1 70121U 26141A 26170.40521991 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992

2 70121 70.0269 115.7260 0011999 071.4223 264.2000 15.83907400 08

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

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Mission

Fourteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1103

active3rd flight

Flights5

Landings5/5100%

Fastest turn26d 8h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-4· 0 km downrange

30d 6h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster.

Previous flights · 4

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go94%Wind6 m/sGusts8 m/sCloud90%Temp15°C

Limiting rule: Droneship recovery upper limit on sea state.

6.4 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:02

Max-Q

T+00:02:10

MECO

T+00:02:14

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:22

SES-1

T+00:02:56

Fairing Separation

T+00:03:21

Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

T+00:06:01

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:18

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:18

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:07:43

Stage 1 Landing

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitUnknown

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowFriday June 19 2026, 08:40:00 UTC→Friday June 19 2026, 09:15:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record622/623 successful

Landings608/613