Falcon 9 SpaceX launches 4th batch of Starshield satellites for the NRO on its 100th Falcon 9 rocket of 2024 October 24, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith The NROL-167 mission is the fourth launch to add satellites to the National Reconnaissance Office’s so-called “proliferated architecture” constellation. Liftoff happened at 10:13 a.m. PDT (1:13 p.m. EDT, 1713 UTC).