The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30 and SpaceX, successfully launched the NROL-167 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Oct. 24, 2024 at 1:13 p.m. EDT. This mission is the fourth launch of the NRO’s proliferated architecture and signifies the NRO’s increased launch frequency and delivery on orbit for this program.
The successful mission follows last month’s NROL-113 launch on Sept. 5 and continues NRO’s deployment of the U.S. government’s largest satellite constellation in history. For more than 60 years, the NRO has successfully met the needs of its U.S. intelligence, military, civil, and allied partners. It remains the world’s leader in unique intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems.
The NRO’s next-generation systems will help ensure that the right data is delivered to the right user at the right time, faster than ever before. More than half a dozen launches supporting NRO’s proliferated architecture are planned for 2024, with additional launches expected through 2028.
Source: NRO
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