Launch board / mission brief
Falcon Heavy | NROL-97
NROL-97 · Falcon Heavy · Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Success
Launch Complex 39A
T−
T+ flown
Mission
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.
Concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule, Thick Cloud Layers Rule
Flight data
- NET
- 2026-10-02 03:54 UTC
- Local
- 2026-10-02 11:54 (Asia/Shanghai)
- Window
- 2026-10-02 03:53 UTC → 2026-10-02 04:42 UTC
- Status
- Launch Successful (Success)
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon Heavy
- Pad
- Launch Complex 39A
- Site
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Orbit
- Unknown
- Probability
- 90%
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Vehicle record
- Falcon Heavy →
- Pad record
- Launch Complex 39A →
Watch it happen
The console keeps a live countdown and the ISS position on one screen.