NROL-97
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
03:54:00
Friday October 2, 2026
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Launch Notes
Final expected booster landing on Landing Zone 1. LZ-1 has supported many historic missions across its 11-year history, including SpaceX's first successful landing of an orbital-class booster in 2015.
NROL-97
(USA-708)
A classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office to a high-energy orbit.
Operator: National Reconnaissance Office
1 Payload
Rocket
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$97.00 million
Rocket
Height: 70m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 63,800 kg
GTO: 26,700 kg
Liftoff Thrust
22,819 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Height: 13m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2
Reuse
Landing Zone 1
Launch Site
General Trajectory
Launching
Northeast
Stats
Falcon Heavy
14th
Mission
3rd
Mission of 2026
SpaceX
726th
Mission
116th
Mission of 2026
2026
236th
Orbital launch attempt