NROL-97

Falcon Heavy · SpaceX

NET October 2026

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Launch site
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Vehicle
Falcon Heavy
Provider
SpaceX
Orbit
N/A
Payload
NROL-97
Status
TBD
Booster
Unknown FH
Vehicle height
70 m
Liftoff thrust
22,819 kN
Vehicle type flights
13
Vehicle type success rate
100.0%

What changed

  1. SEP 8 · 4:00 PM UTC
    NET early fall 2026 (launch identity per https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=55784.msg2715269#msg2715269; booster assignments per https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5OJk1FuEKg).
    Launch Library note·Source
  2. APR 10, 2025 · 6:12 AM UTC
    Updated launch vehicle configuration.
    Launch Library note·Source
  3. APR 9, 2025 · 7:03 PM UTC
    Adding launch, year TBD
    Launch Library note·Source

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