Scheduled for (UTC) 2026-01-17, 04:39:51
Scheduled for (local) 2026-01-16, 20:39:51 (PST)
Launch site SLC-4E Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Booster B1100-2
Landing LZ-4
Payload NROL-105
Customer NRO
Mission success criteria Successful delivery of payload to LEO

Webcasts

Stream Link
Space Affairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n49NOGyJlNQ
Spaceflight Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dJFs0Bt_0A
NASASpaceflight none
The Launch Pad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uQbcEnI2KQ
SpaceX
The Space Devs https://www.youtube.com/@thespacedevs/videos

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 3rd launch from SLC-4E this year

☑️ 5 days, 14:55:01 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 54 days, 19:51:51 turnaround for B1100

☑️ 33rd landing on LZ-4

☑️ 556th Falcon Family Booster landing, 574th Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 7th Falcon 9 mission this year, 590th overall

☑️ 7th SpaceX mission this year, 617th overall (excluding Starship test flights)

☑️ 7th SpaceX launch this year, 626th overall (including Starship test flights)

Mission info

Twelfth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.