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SpaceX Set to Launch NROL-179 for Expanding NRO Satellite Network
Key Takeaways
- NROL-179 is scheduled to launch June 19 from Vandenberg aboard a Falcon 9.
- The mission supports the NRO’s proliferated architecture of hundreds of small satellites.
- The NRO says the network includes electro-optical, radar, and relay satellites with optical inter-satellite links.
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DT Editorial Team··via spaceflightnow.com