The NRO, which operates the nation's fleet of spy satellites, calls tonight's mission NROL-105. It will be the 12th launch devoted to building out the NRO's "proliferated architecture," a new reconnaissance constellation that prioritizes flexibility, speed of deployment, cost efficiency and resilience.

SpaceX is gearing up for its third rocket launch of 2026 from Vandenberg in California, which you can watch either in person or via livestream at home.

Live updates from SpaceX’s Wednesday afternoon Starlink 6-98 mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. [...]

SAN DIEGO — SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday, January 16, 2026. The company plans a launch for the NROL-105 mission from its Falcon 9 rocket. According to SpaceX, it is targeting Friday for a Falcon 9 launch from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

After liftoff, the Falcon 9 will deploy 29 Starlink satellites. The booster should land on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Crew-11 mission undocked from the Harmony module of the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule on Wednesday, January 14, NASA confirmed. While the undocking was initially scheduled for 5:05 p.