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| SpaceX successfully launches top secret Falcon 9 rocket with mysterious payload from launch pad in California: Analysts say it may have carried military satellites that will monitor enemy ships |
| 2022-04-18 |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #7 Hell, I bet the Kerbals know before end of 1st stage. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-04-18 16:44 |
| #6 SpaceX has launched so many satellites for NRO the hobbyist watchers know the process by heart. Basically SpaceX will provide live data about the launch up until first stage separation, then they just follow the boosters to their landing. Supposedly the timing and duration of the second stage burn would give away the satellites orbit. But let's be honest -- China and Russia likely have radars watching and know the satellites orbit when the second stage cuts off. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2022-04-18 14:16 |
| #5 The analyst probably got his info from the Chinese. |
| Posted by: Vespasian Ebboting9735 2022-04-18 13:16 |
| #4 the "analyst" will let everyone in the world know what it is. Well. They will claim to know... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-04-18 12:52 |
| #3 Good thing once again the "analyst" will let everyone in the world know what it is. |
| Posted by: Chris 2022-04-18 12:44 |
| #2 There are two Falcon Heavy and two Delta IV Heavy NROL launches scheduled this year. Incompetence in DC aside, there's some heavy intel recon infrastructure going up. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-04-18 09:17 |
| #1 SpaceX successfully launches spy satellite from California Air Force base The NROL-85 launch sent 'critical' equipment to secure 'vital intelligence data' |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-04-18 09:01 |