Falcon 9 • NROL-95

July 20, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The NROL-95 mission was awarded to SpaceX in August 2024 as part of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 contract. The first stage booster, tail number B1096, launching for a seventh time, will return to a landing at Landing Zone 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.