NROL-69 (USA-498)

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

17:48:27

Monday March 24, 2025

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Mission Details

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NROL-69 is a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office, suspected to be a Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellite.

Operator: National Reconnaissance Office

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

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

B1092

Flight #2

26 day turnaround

Falcon recoveries

440th recovery attempt

425th successful recovery

8th consecutive successful recovery

82nd consecutive successful landing

Launch Site

General Trajectory

Launching

Northeast

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

Stats

Falcon 9

452nd

Mission

34th

Mission of 2025

SpaceX

476th

Mission

36th

Mission of 2025

2025

60th

Orbital launch attempt