NROL-195

NET November 2026

Mission brief

What is happening

SpaceX is launching NROL-195 on a Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. It is a classified government mission heading to Low Earth Orbit. The first stage will attempt a landing back at the launch site.

Why it matters

Details of classified national security payloads are withheld, so the mission profile is usually only partly published and coverage often ends early.

What stands out

Classified payload

At a glance

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Payload: NROL-195
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
Provider: SpaceX
Landing: Return to launch site
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 4E

Fifteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.

What changed

Every change to this schedule, logged as it happened. Most trackers only ever show you today's date.

OCT 26 · 6:00 PM UTC
Launch date is no longer firm
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OCT 26 · 6:00 PM UTC
Confirmation withdrawn, date to be determined
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OCT 26 · 6:00 PM UTC
Window closes 24 days later
2026-11-06 02:34 UTC → 2026-11-30 00:00 UTC
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3 more entries in the full history of this launch. RocketRune Pro shows every change and every dated note.

Schedule confidence

VERY LOW

This is a placeholder, not a schedule.

Why does RocketRune rate it this way?

Only a target month has been announced.
The provider has not committed to this date.
The launch time last changed 16 hours ago.

This is a RocketRune assessment of how firm the published schedule is, not a prediction of launch success. It is calculated from the date precision and status published by the launch provider, plus the schedule changes RocketRune has recorded for this mission.

Launch site: Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5
Provider: SpaceX
Orbit: LEO
Payload: NROL-195
Status: To Be Determined
Landing: Return to Launch Site
Vehicle height: 70 m
Liftoff thrust: 7,607 kN
Vehicle type flights: 643
Vehicle type success rate: 99.7%

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