Blastoff! SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches secret US spy mission
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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the NROL-97 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 1, 2026 at 11:54 p.m. EDT (0354 GMT on Oct. 2). According to Space.com, NROL-97 is the first Falcon Heavy mission for the NRO, which operates the United States' fleet of spy satellites. Credit: SpaceX 🚀 Follow Space.com 🌌 Website: https://www.space.com 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoFromSpace 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacedotcom 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spacecom 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@spacedotcom 🐦 X: https://twitter.com/Spacedotcom
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