SpaceX F9 : NROL-126 : VSFB SLC-4E : 30 November 2024 (08:10 UTC)

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1862913184015024327

Falcon 9 launches the @NatReconOfc's NROL-126 mission and 20 Starlink satellites to orbit, completing our 100th successful launch from pad 4E in California

[starbase]

Do I hear that correctly? Right at the start of the stream Kate Tice says "six payload(s) for the National Reconnaissance Office."

But the sentence could be just cut off... so not sure. Besides, it would be 20 Starlinks + 6 Starshield sats. That would be a record number. Is this even possible? 🤔

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1OdKrXRBDbqJX

[PM3]

20 Starlink and 3 Starshield according to jcm

https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/derived/launchlog.html

[gsa]

Do I hear that correctly? Right at the start of the stream Kate Tice says "six payload(s) for the National Reconnaissance Office."

But the sentence could be just cut off... so not sure. Besides, it would be 20 Starlinks + 6 Starshield sats. That would be a record number. Is this even possible? 🤔

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1OdKrXRBDbqJX

I think, it was (NROL one twenty) six.

[jcm]

Do I hear that correctly? Right at the start of the stream Kate Tice says "six payload(s) for the National Reconnaissance Office."

But the sentence could be just cut off... so not sure. Besides, it would be 20 Starlinks + 6 Starshield sats. That would be a record number. Is this even possible? 🤔

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1OdKrXRBDbqJX

I think, it was (NROL one twenty) six.

Gap in catalog numbers suggests at most two NRO payloads.

[starbase]

Bob Christy also mentions 3 Starshield sats

https://twitter.com/OrbitalFocus/status/1863003729395421554

Correction: Apparently only 2 Starshield sats:

https://twitter.com/OrbitalFocus/status/1863233905458827613

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/tskelso/status/1863327722120044755

CelesTrak has ephemeris-based SupGP data for all 20 Starlink satellites from the NROL-126 launch (2024-225) atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on 2024-11-30 at 08:10:00 UTC: spaceflightnow.com/2024/11/29/liv…. Data for the launch can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?INTDES=2024-225

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/natreconofc/status/1863365697692180953

#ICYMI NRO and @SpaceX had mission success with the launch of #NROL126! 

Take a look at some of our favorite photos from liftoff. ⬇️

[realnouns]

Go Beyond returned to PoLB on Nov 25 @ 8:45am PT

Go Beyond departed PoLB on Nov 28 @ 3:39pm PT

Go Beyond returned to PoLB on Dec 1 @ 8:27am PT

[realnouns]

Debra C + OCISLY + B1075 returned to PoLB on Nov 25 @ 1:12pm PT

Debra C + OCISLY departed PoLB on Nov 28 @ 8:35am PT

Debra C + OCISLY + B1088 returned to PoLB on Dec 1 @ 11:50am PT

[PM3]

20 Starlink and 3 Starshield according to jcm

https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/derived/launchlog.html

This has been revised to 2 Starshields - USA 438 and 439 - and 20 Starlinks. Space-Track also lists only two USA sats.