Falcon 9 Block 3 (v1.2/FT) | (USA-276) (NROL-76)

Status

Success

(USA-276) (NROL-76)

Launch Time
Mon May 01, 2017 11:15 UTC

First dedicated launch of Falcon 9 for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).

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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 3 (v1.2/FT)

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX

Status: Retired

Price: $62.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 6,804 kN

Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg

Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 70.0 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m

Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Details

Vehicles

Landing Zone 1

B1032

Flight #1

15th Falcon recovery attempt

10th successful Falcon recovery

6th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Manifest

Mission Details

(USA-276) (NROL-76)

A classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Payloads: 1

Low Earth Orbit

Wiki

Location

LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Wiki

Stats

2017

23rd orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

39th mission

5th mission of 2017

33rd successful mission

5th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

34th mission

5th mission of 2017

31st successful mission

5th consecutive successful mission