SpaceX’s NROL-105 launch puts new U.S. spy satellites in orbit as NRO ramps up “proliferated” fleet
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, California, Jan 17, 2026, 00:42 PST SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 rocket skyward late Friday, carrying an unknown number of U.S. reconnaissance satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. The first-stage booster touched down safely back at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Spaceflightnow This mission is key to the NRO’s push for a “proliferated architecture” —…