SpaceX launched a Falcon-9 rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite, according to a broadcast on the company’s website, Trend reports citing TASS.
The rocket blasted off a launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Station in California at 03:28 pm local time. The launch is part of NROL-87 mission.
The activities of the NRO, which controls the US reconnaissance satellites, are strictly classified. The parameters and description of the reconnaissance satellite are not disclosed.