NROL-108 (USA-312 & USA-313)

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

14:00:00

Saturday December 19, 2020

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Mission Details

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Classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The identity and purpose of the satellite are not known.

Low Earth Orbit

2 Payloads

Rocket

Active

Falcon 9 Block 5

Active Since 2018

Agency

SpaceX

Price

$69.75 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.7m

Height: 70m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 22,800 kg

GTO: 8,300 kg

Liftoff Thrust

7,607 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.2m

Height: 13m

Stages

2

Reuse

Landing Zone 1

B1059

Flight #5

111 day turnaround

Falcon recoveries

85th recovery attempt

74th successful recovery

20th consecutive successful landing and recovery

Launch Site

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours

Stats

Falcon 9

104th

Mission

26th

Mission of 2020

SpaceX

112th

Mission

26th

Mission of 2020

2020

111th

Orbital launch attempt