President-elect Trump watched the launch from Texas. It took place before sunset on Tuesday.
SpaceX conducted its fifth launch of National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) proliferated architecture on Saturday from California.
The NRO said it partnered with the U.S. Space Force’s Space Launch Delta 30 and SpaceX to successfully launch the NROL-126 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
It happened from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 3:10 a.m. ET.
“This mission is the fifth launch of the NRO’s proliferated architecture, showcasing the efficiency of delivery on orbit for this program,” the NRO said in a statement. “Today’s successful mission follows the NROL-167 launch on Oct. 24, and the ongoing pace of deployment continues to diversify NRO’s operational satellite constellation.”
