Secret US Spy Satellite Heading to Low-Earth Orbit, SpaceX Launch License Shows

Sunday, April 30, 2017 - 19:01 in Astronomy & Space

The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) isn't saying much about its new spy satellite, now scheduled to blast off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Monday (May 1), but it will be heading into low-Earth orbit, SpaceX's launch license shows.

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