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NROL-172
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NROL-172

May 12, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC · Launch Successful

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Mission stages

1 linked record

  1. NROL-172

    Launch Successful

The source has not linked another mission stage.

What changed between flights?

Previous recorded flight of the same booster: Starlink Group 17-22, Apr 19, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC.

Published flight records. A dash means the source has not supplied a value.
FieldPrevious flightThis flight
MissionStarlink Group 17-22NROL-172Different
PurposeCommunicationsGovernment/Top SecretDifferent
OrbitLow Earth OrbitUnknownDifferent
Launch siteVandenberg SFB, CA, USAVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5Falcon 9 Block 5
Spacecraft——
BoosterB1097B1097

Assigned hardware

booster

B1097

13 linked mission records

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