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NROL-105
Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 4E
Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 04:39 AM UTC
Mission brief
The mission
Twelfth 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.
PayloadNROL-105
OrbitN/A
CustomerSpaceX
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WeatherNo formal weather concerns published, temperature not reported
Flight plan
Mission timeline
20 / 20100%
The range
Where it leaves Earth
Launch site
Ground vector
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 34.632°N
- Longitude
- 120.611°W
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Distance and a plain visibility call from a place you choose. Trajectory is not modeled — night launches travel farther across the sky than daylight ones.
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Range weather
Launch commit criteria
100%
Go
FavorableNo active constraints
Weather rules
Clear — no formal weather rule concerns published.
- Primary concern
- None published
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
04:18 AM UTC – 04:53 AM UTC
Hardware
Vehicle & provider
Reliability
Schedule history
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.