SpaceX rocket launches US spy satellite into space

A US intelligence agency reported Wednesday that its latest spy satellite was successfully launched into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 reusable rocket.

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The rocket took off at 12:27 local time (15:27 in Peru) from the Vandenberg Air Force base in California, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in charge of the US Space Force, reported in a statement.

After putting the satellite, called NROL-87, into orbit, the agency said.

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“NROL-87 is designed, built and operated by the NRO to support its aerial reconnaissance mission,” the statement pointed out.

The NRO gave some details about the satellite, adding that it “will provide in a timely manner a wider range of

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The NRO, a division of the US Department of Defense, operates a huge network of surveillance satellites and is based near Washington, Virginia.

NROL-87 is the first satellite launched by the NRO in 2022 and marks the third time the agency has used a Falcon 9 rocket.

In the last two years, the NRO has launched another 16 satellites.

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Source: Elcomercio

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