Mission
Fifteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.
Falcon 9 will launch NROL-195 from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Following stage separation, the first stage will return to Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4).
- Liftoff
- 14:34 PST at the pad
- Window
- – 4 h
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceX
- Destination
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg, California69th launch from this pad in 20268 days after the last
- Latest update
- Added launch.
125th
SpaceX launch of 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceXReusable641 launches since May 2018, 640 successful
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About Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
70m
Height
3.7m
Diameter
549t
Mass at liftoff
7.6MN
Thrust at liftoff
23t
Payload to low Earth orbit
8.3t
Payload to geostationary transfer orbit
Orbit estimated from CelesTrak’s elementsMeasured trackSpaceX’s predicted path
In orbit now
The crewed stations and Hubble, once around the Earth every 92 to 94 minutes
| Spacecraft | Altitude | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| ISSDocked: Soyuz MS-29, Crew-13In sunlight | 430km | 27,557km/h |
| TiangongDocked: Shenzhou-23In Earth’s shadow | 382km | 27,662km/h |
| Shenzhou-23In Earth’s shadow | 382km | 27,662km/h |
| Soyuz MS-29In sunlight | 430km | 27,557km/h |
| Crew-13In sunlight | 430km | 27,557km/h |
| HubbleIn sunlight | 467km | 27,488km/h |
Estimated for from CelesTrak’s orbital elements, up to 20 h old.
