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NRO Launches 10th Proliferated Architecture Mission

Frank Wolfe

Monday, April 21st, 2025

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NRO Launches 10th Proliferated Architecture Mission

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The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and U.S. Space Force on Sunday launched the agency's 10th proliferated architecture mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., the NRO said on Monday. The launch is the fourth in the proliferated architecture series thus far this year and brings to "more than 200" the number of satellites put into orbit by the NRO in the last two years, the agency said. The agency said the first proliferated architecture…

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