Blastoff! SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Launches Secret US Spy Mission

Name: Blastoff! SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Launches Secret US Spy Mission
Uploaded: 2026-10-04T07:56:42.374Z
Duration: 8 min 43 s
Channel: Mysteries of Space
Description: A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the NROL-97 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 1, 2026 at 11:54 p.m. EDT (0354 GMT on Oct. 2). According to Space.com, NROL-97 is the first Falcon Heavy mission for the NRO, which operates the United States' fleet of spy satellites.

Mysteries of Space

Oct 4, 2026

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the NROL-97 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 1, 2026 at 11:54 p.m. EDT (0354 GMT on Oct. 2).

According to Space.com, NROL-97 is the first Falcon Heavy mission for the NRO, which operates the United States' fleet of spy satellites.