SpaceX has launched the 9th batch of advanced reconnaissance satellites for the U.S. Government on April 12, 2025. The satellites were launched into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. What happened: On ...

What it takes to have a country’s eyes and ears in continuous motion over the planet. On September 22, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 1:38 p.m.

A Falcon 9 rocket climbs out of the clouds shrouding its launch pad on Monday at Vandenberg Space Force Base to deliver a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. Credit: SpaceX photo A Falcon ...

SpaceX on Sept. 22, 2025, launched the NROL-48 mission aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: SpaceX livestream WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched a batch of small ...

Satellites that are part of the Starshield constellation, essentially a military twin to Starlink made by SpaceX but owned and run by the U.S. government's National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), have ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Calif. A similar rocket loaded with 74 payloads would have launched on March 15, delivering the Albedo Space Clarity-1 satellite to ...