SpaceX to Launch Secret U.S. Spy Satellite NROL-95 from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX is set to launch a secret reconnaissance mission for the U.S. government on July 30, 2026. The mission, named NROL-95, will be carried out by a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The launch window opens at 2:37 a.m. EDT, with the targeted liftoff time at 3:09 a.m. EDT. The mission is for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which operates the country's fleet of spy satellites. Details about the payload and its activities remain undisclosed. This launch marks the fourth NRO mission of 2026, with previous missions also utilizing Falcon 9 rockets from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. 
