SpaceX launches third NRO mission in eight days

America’s spy satellite agency, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), launched its third mission in eight days on Sunday, April 20. The mission featured another batch of satellites to support its proliferated architecture constellation in low Earth orbit. The satellites, believed to be Starshield satellites built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman, will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff of the NROL-145 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened at for 5:29 a.m. PDT (8:29 a.m. EDT, 1229 UTC). More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Apr 20)