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Launch Date: October 1, 2026 (EDT) Launch Time: 11:53 p.m. EDT (October 2, 0353 UTC, 05:53 CEST) Launch Window: October 2, 12:42 a.m. EDT Launch Site: LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center Targeted Orbit: Classified Launch Inclination: Northeast Launch Status: Scheduled and announced Mission: NROL-97 Launch Provider: SpaceX Operator: NROL (National Reconnaissance Office USA) Launcher System: Falcon Heavy Side Booster 1 (B1072 - Turnaround 33 days) Flight for the Booster: 4 Landing Zone: Landing Zone 2 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Side Booster 2 (B1104 - Turnaround 33 days) Flight for the Booster: 2 Landing Zone: Landing Zone 1 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Privious Flights for both boosters: GOES-U, Viasat-3 F3, and Roman Space Telescope Center Booster: B1106 Flight for t...
