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NROL-97: Falcon Heavy at Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, Oct 2, 2026 — Image: Launch Library 2 / provider media

NROL-97

Falcon Heavy · SpaceX · Kennedy Space Center

Launch (UTC): Oct 2, 2026, 03:53 UTC
Outcome: Go for launch
Rocket: Falcon Heavy
Provider: SpaceX
Site: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.

Launch record →Rocket profile More Falcon Heavy images Mission info

Mission assets

Same image, 11 other missions

Provider stock imagery reused across flights.

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