The National Reconnaissance Office launched new spy satellites into lower Earth orbit late Thursday, adding to the growing constellation of such U.S.-based intelligence-gathering satellites around the world.

The launch marks the seventh deployment in the NRO’s new “proliferated architecture” strategy, which emphasizes smaller, distributed satellite networks

SpaceX on Friday launched 21 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit with a Falcon 9 rocket whose reusable first stage took part in a record 25th mission.

The West Coast’s first launch of 2025 on Thursday also marked the seventh for the growing constellation of spacecraft to serve the nation's spy satellite

This Friday, launch spectators gathered at Port Canaveral’s Jetty Park to see SpaceX’s fourth launch of the year from Florida’s Space Coast.