A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying National Reconnaissance Office Mission (NROL-85) launches from Space Launch Complex-4 East April 17, 2022, at 6:13 PST, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. NROL-85 is the first NRO mission to reuse a SpaceX rocket booster, and is the second Falcon 9 launch procured through the Nation Security Launch (NSSL) contract to launch from the Western Range.

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