Tag: NROL-48

A Falcon 9 rocket launches the NROL-48 mission from Vandenberg on Sept. 22, 2025. Image: SpaceX. The National Reconnaissance Office sent its 11th batch of small, reconnaissance satellites into low Earth orbit Monday morning. These are believed to be Starshield satellites, a government variant of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, though the NRO hasn’t confirmed this. The…