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06/19/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/19/2026 04:34
NRO Launches Fourteenth Proliferated Architecture Mission with NROL-179
Chantilly, Va. - The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30 and SpaceX, successfully launched the NROL-179 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 19, 2026, at 1:50 a.m. EDT. The Falcon 9 first stage booster safely returned to Landing Zone 4 after delivering the national security payload to orbit.
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