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<\/p>\nWatch live! SpaceX launches classified NROL-77 mission for the US military – YouTube
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Watch On <\/a><\/p>\n SpaceX will launch a secret payload for the U.S. military today (Dec. 9), and you can watch the action live.<\/p>\n A Falcon 9<\/a> rocket is scheduled to lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station<\/a> today at 2:16 p.m. EDT (1916 GMT) on a flight for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).<\/p>\n SpaceX<\/a> will stream coverage of the mission, called NROL-77, on its website<\/a> and X account, and Space.com will carry the company’s feed above and on our homepage. Coverage will begin about 10 minutes before launch.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n \n The patch for the National Reconnaissance Office’s NROL-77 mission. (Image credit: NRO)<\/p>\n The NRO, which is part of the Department of Defense, operates the United States’ fleet of spy satellites<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Those spacecraft and their missions tend to be classified, and NROL-77 is no exception. The NRO’s press kit, which you can find here<\/a>, says the mission “carries a national security payload designed, built and operated by NRO.”<\/p>\n There are no details, though the kit does reveal that the mission patch features a flying squirrel, along with the words “Another One Gone \u2014 Today, Tomorrow and Beyond’.”<\/p>\n “The flying squirrel is a symbol of hard work and endurance \u2014 always active gathering foundational knowledge from the space domain for the nation and its allies,” NRO officials wrote in the press kit. “Every mission counts, every decision matters, and every advancement propels us further. ‘Another One Gone \u2014 Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond’ embodies the relentless pursuit of excellence.”<\/p>\n Previous Booster 1096 missions<\/p>\n![\"a](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mp9scHkiExht84DptB6dCR.png\")
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