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SpaceX’s Transporter-16 Falcon 9 launch will deliver 119 payloads into Sun-synchronous orbit from California, demonstrating the power of rideshare missions to reduce costs and expand global access to space.

The Falcon 9 NROL-105 launch from Vandenberg’s pad 4E on January 16, 2026, marked the 600th mission for SpaceX’s Falcon rocket family, lofting reconnaissance satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. This milestone reflects decades of innovation in reusable launch technology and deepens commercial-government cooperation in national security space launch services.

Targeting Tuesday, December 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of the @USSF_SSC and @NRO_gov ’s NROL-77 mission from pad 40 in Florida → http://spacex.com/launches/nrol77