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ScienceMay 12, 2026

SpaceX launches secret US spy satellites to orbit from California (photos)

SpaceX launches secret US spy satellites to orbit from California (photos)
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SpaceX launched a batch of spy satellites for the U.S. government this evening (May 11) from California's foggy central coast.

The NROL-172 mission lifted off at 10:13 p.

A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base today at 10:13 p. EDT (7:13 p. local time; 0213 GMT on May 12), on a mission for the U. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) called NROL-172.

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