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Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-153
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NROL-153

Falcon 9 Block 5

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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission

Seventh 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.

Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Destination orbit
Unknown
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Provider
SpaceX
Recovery
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, The Falcon 9 first stage B1071 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 22nd flight. +1

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Height
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
537
First flight
2018-05-11
B1071
SpaceX
Core

B1071

Flight 22ReusedLanding successful
Recovery
Of Course I Still Love You
Landing method
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Recorded timing

1h 30m windowRecorded timing
WINDOW START
WINDOW END

Target ·

The target marker shows its position within the published window. Recorded timing from the mission source.

Flight timeline

Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.

  1. T−00:38:00

    GO for Prop Load

  2. T−00:35:00

    Stage 1 LOX Load

  3. T−00:35:00

    Prop Load

  4. T−00:16:00

    Stage 2 LOX Load

  5. T−00:07:00

    Engine Chill

  6. T−00:01:00

    Startup

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  1. T−00:01:00

    Tank Press

  2. T−00:00:45

    GO for Launch

  3. T−00:00:03

    Ignition

  4. T+00:00:00

    Liftoff

  5. T+00:01:06

    Max-Q

  6. T+00:02:26

    MECO

  7. T+00:02:30

    Stage 2 Separation

  8. T+00:02:37

    SES-1

  9. T+00:03:01

    Fairing Separation

  10. T+00:06:11

    Entry Burn Startup

  11. T+00:06:31

    Entry Burn Shutdown

  12. T+00:07:48

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

  13. T+00:08:15

    Stage 1 Landing

  14. T+00:08:39

    SECO-1

  15. T+00:52:27

    SES-2

  16. T+00:52:29

    SECO-2

Launch site & orbit

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Launch site

DestinationUnknown

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Geographic view · illustrative lightingNo live tracking or simulated ascent. NASA Blue Marble.

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