Live coverage: SpaceX to launch classified payload for National Reconnaissance Office
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Another NRO launch under Phase 2 cements SpaceX as default lift for US classified payloads—launch reliability is now assumed infrastructure for space-based sensing and comms. If your product depends on Earth observation or secure space links, plan on more capacity and faster revisit rates rather than betting on launch scarcity.
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