Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 149 | NROL-85
NROL-85 carried a national-security payload designed, built, and operated by the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. It was the first NRO mission to reuse a Falcon 9 booster, flying B1071 only two months after NROL-87.
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Identity
- Aliases
- NROL-85NRO Launch 85Falcon 9 F149
- Name
- Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 149 | NROL-85
- Status
- completed
Details
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- Description
- NROL-85 carried a national-security payload designed, built, and operated by the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. It was the first NRO mission to reuse a Falcon 9 booster, flying B1071 only two months after NROL-87.
- End Date
- 2022-04-17
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully delivered the NRO national-security payload to orbit and recovered booster B1071 at Landing Zone 4
- Program
- National Reconnaissance Office launch program
- Start Date
- 2022-04-17
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nro.gov/Launches/launch-nrol-85/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 18:09:16 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 18:09:16 UTC
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