CHANTILLY, Va. –
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30 and SpaceX, successfully launched the NROL-105 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on January 16, 2026, at 11:39 p.m. EST. The Falcon 9 first stage booster safely returned to Landing Zone 4 after delivering the national security payload to orbit.
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