Mission description
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.
Weather concern: Cumulus Cloud Rule, Thick Cloud Layers Rule
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Falcon Heavy | NROL-97
October 2, 2026 at 3:54 AM UTC
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launch details
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October 2, 2026 at 3:54 AM UTC
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Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · 28.6082, -80.6043
- Rocket
- Falcon Heavy
- Launch probability
- 90%
- Window opens
- October 2, 2026 at 3:53 AM UTC
- Window closes
- October 2, 2026 at 4:42 AM UTC
- Feed updated
- October 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM UTC
Vehicle
Falcon Heavy
Falcon · Heavy
Height
70 m
Diameter
12.2 m
LEO capacity
63,800 kg
Successful launches
14
Launch complex
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
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