You can watch the liftoff of the spy satellite on Sunday, April 17th.
On Sunday at 9:13 a.m., the NROL-85 satellite is scheduled to be lifted off from the Space Force Base in California. California time is 6:13 a.m. You can watch it live at Space.com or directly from the company.
The first stage of the two-stage Falcon 9 will be brought back to Vandenberg for a touchdown about eight minutes after liftoff. It will be the second launch and landing for this particular first stage, which also helped launch the NROL-87 spacecraft in February.
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The United States has a fleet of spy satellites. Most of these satellites are classified, and we don't know much about the satellite or what it will do once it reaches its destination. The NRO usually requests that the broadcast end shortly after launch.
Friday's launch is part of a busy stretch for the company. On April 8, the company launched the first-ever all-private astronauts mission to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
On April 19th, the space station will be emptied of its cargo and the Dragon capsule will splash down in the ocean. The Crew-4 mission will send four astronauts to the International Space Station for a lengthy stay.
Crew-4 is the fourth contracted crewed mission that will be flown for NASA. The crew is made up of astronauts from NASA and the European Space Agency.
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