Chantilly, Va. –
CHANTILLY, Va. — The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s System Delta 80 (SYD 80), Space Launch Delta 30, and SpaceX, successfully launched the NROL-172 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on May 11, 2026, at 10:13 p.m. EDT.
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