SpaceX to launch combination of NRO Starshield and Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 flight

http://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241024-NROL-167-Sunrise.jpg SpaceX is preparing to launch a mission that blends national security satellites with those supporting its non-governmental Starlink satellite network. A Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on a mission first announced by the National Reconnaissance Office as NROL-126. The spy agency billed the operation as the fifth launch of its so-called ‘proliferated architecture.’ Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) is set for 12:10 a.m. PST (3:10 a.m. EST, 0810 UTC) …