Falcon-9R B1100.2 | NROL-105 | 17.01.2026

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NROL-105
Numer misji   #616   
Data   17 stycznia 2026, 05:18:00 czasu polskiego
Okno startowe   35 minut
Miejsce startu   VSFB SLC-4E 
Miejsce lądowania   Landing Zone 4
Rakieta   Falcon 9 Block 5
Booster   1100.2
Ładunek   kilkanaście satelitów Starshield
Docelowa orbita   LEO
Klient   NRO

Dwunasty dedykowany start z budowanymi przez SpaceX i Northrop Grummann satelitami szpiegowskimi dla Narodowego Biura Rozpoznania (NRO), amerykańskiej agencji wywiadowczej.
Nowa konstelacja ma składać się z setek pojazdów zbudowanych na bazie platformy satelitarnej Starlink i pozwalać NRO na bardzo częstą obserwację celów niemal na całym świecie.
Powstaje ona w ramach prowadzonej przez SpaceX inicjatywy Starshield, której celem jest wykorzystanie technologii Starlink na rzecz bezpieczeństwa narodowego.
Na szczycie rakiety znajdzie się prawdopodobnie kilkanaście satelitów Starshield.

Źródła: SpaceX, Next Spaceflight
https://spacex.com.pl/misja/nrol-105

Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

https://www.spacex.com/launches/nrol105

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/2012381417678758078

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SpaceX @SpaceX 5:41 AM · Jan 17, 2026
Liftoff!

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/2012384779539267875

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7. start RN Falcon 9 w 2026.
589. start RN Falcon 9.
560. lądowanie boostera SpaceX.
33. lądowanie boostera SpaceX na LZ-4.
Ładunkiem były (prawdopodobnie) 22 satelity  konstelacji Starshield.

Tajny satelita
  17.01. o 04:39:51 z Vandenberg wystrzelona została RN Falcon-9R, która wyniosła na orbitę w misji NRO L-105 nieznanego satelitę.
22 satelity Starshield.
Pierwszy stopień RN (B1100.2) w T+8' wylądował na LZ-4.
http://lk.astronautilus.pl/n260116.htm#03
https://x.com/Kosmo_Michal/status/2012430555158090203
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=63853.40

Jonathan McDowell @planet4589 6:29 AM · Jan 17, 2026
LAUNCH at 0440 UTC of a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg with the NROL-105 Starshield mission

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/2012396733095936250

SpaceX @SpaceX 5:49 AM · Jan 17, 2026
Falcon 9’s first stage lands on LZ-4

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/2012386819254460857

NROL-105 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing


NRO, SpaceX launch reconnaissance satellites from Vandenberg
January 16, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

Update Jan. 17, 12 a.m. EST (0500 UTC): SpaceX landed its booster at Landing Zone 4.
Update Jan. 16, 9:25 p.m. EST (0225 UTC): New T-0 set.
Update Jan. 16, 5:20 p.m. EST (2220 UTC): SpaceX adjusted the T-0 liftoff time.

SpaceX launched the mission using the Falcon 9 first stage booster with the tail number 1100. This was its second flight after launching the Starlink 11-30 mission on Nov. 23, 2025.

A little more than 7.5 minutes after liftoff, B1100 touched down back at Landing Zone 4, adjacent to the launch pad. This was the 33rd landing at LZ-4 and the 560th booster landing for SpaceX to date.

The NRO began deploying its fleet of satellites in May 2024 and launched a total of 11 times on Falcon 9 rockets, procuring the launches outside of the framework of the National Security Space Launch contract.

Its stated goal is to establish “the largest government constellation in history” consisting of hundreds of satellites with launches planned through 2029. There are roughly half a dozen missions planned for 2026, including NROL-105. (...)
https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/01/16/live-coverage-nro-spacex-to-launch-reconnaissance-satellites-from-vandenberg/

Today’s mission is the twelfth overall launch of the NRO’s proliferated architecture and first of
approximately a dozen NRO launches scheduled throughout 2026 consisting of proliferated and
national security missions. Having hundreds of NRO satellites on orbit is critical to supporting
our nation and its partners. This growing constellation enhances mission resilience and capability
through reduced revisit times, improved persistent coverage, and accelerated processing and
delivery of critical data.

https://www.nro.gov/Portals/135/Documents/news/press/2025/NROL-105%20Press%20Release%20Final.pdf

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As of January 17, 2026, rockets from the Falcon 9 family have been launched 600 times, with 597 full mission successes, two mission failures during launch (SpaceX CRS-7 28.06.2015, Starlink 9-3 12.07.2024), one mission failure before launch (AMOS-6 01.09.2016) and one partial failure (CRS-1 08.10.2012).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches

SpaceX @SpaceX 9:15 AM · Jan 17, 2026
Falcon 9 launches NROL-105 to orbit from pad 4E in California, completing our 600th overall Falcon mission

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/2012438697229144526