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US Intelligence Satellite Launched From California

The Epoch TimesBy The Associated Press

April 17, 2022 Updated: April 17, 2022
 

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif.—A classified satellitefor the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) was launched into space from California on Sunday.

The NROL-85 satellite lifted off at 6:13 a.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a two-stage SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

It was the first mission by the NRO to reuse a SpaceX rocket booster, Vandenberg said in a statement.

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