Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-195
Falcon 9 Block 5 is scheduled to launch the NROL-195 mission for SpaceX from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, no earlier than Nov 5, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-195
Launched Nov 6, 2026 7:34:00 AMTBC
Flight direction
90° E
orbit unknown: due east assumed
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
Can I see it from my city?
Daytime launch: only nearby, as a bright moving point or trail.
None of the cities on this site is close enough to see it.
Rough guide: clouds, the horizon and the rocket's path decide in the end.
About the mission
Fifteenth 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.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Fri, Nov 6 · 7:34:00 AM · in 16.3 days
- Status
- TBC
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA