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NRO Launches Another Proliferated Architecture Mission

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 14th, 2025

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NRO Launches Another Proliferated Architecture Mission

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The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) last Saturday morning launched its ninth proliferated architecture mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. The 8:25 am EDT launch of NROL-192 in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30 was the third proliferated architecture launch this year with another expected within days (Defense Daily, April 8). The agency on Saturday said, “The rapid deployment of NRO’s proliferated constellation directly supports the…

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