Twelfth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities. January 17, 2026 at 04:39 UTC · Launch Successful Falcon 9 Block 5 — SpaceX, to Low Earth Orbit Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA The world's 7187th orbital launch attempt, and 14th of 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BZL9ruBqQ4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dJFs0Bt_0A Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Mission patch: via The Space Devs.