SpaceX用一枚Falcon 9火箭发射了NRO卫星,标志着NRO于2024年第八次发射。 SpaceX launched NRO satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket, marking the eighth NRO launch of 2024.

12月17日,SpaceX成功地从Vandenberg空间部队基地发射了一枚载有NRO卫星的Falcon 9型火箭。 On December 17, SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying NRO satellites. 这是NRO新的“扩散型建筑”的第六次发射, 由无数小型卫星组成, 以提高能力。 This was the sixth launch of NRO's new "proliferated architecture," featuring numerous smaller satellites for enhanced capabilities. 这次飞行任务标志着2024年第八次NRO发射,这是18个月成功发射期的一部分,100多个有效载荷被送入轨道。 The mission marked the eighth NRO launch of 2024, part of a successful 18-month period with over 100 payloads delivered into orbit. 猎鹰9号助推器第22次飞行 降落在太平洋的无人驾驶飞行器上 The Falcon 9 booster, making its 22nd flight, landed on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean.