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title: Liftoff of the NROL-146 mission!
description: Liftoff of the NROL-146 mission!
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# [Liftoff of the NROL-146 mission!](https://spaceontop.com/liftoff-of-the-nrol-146-mission)

 Written by [Avus](https://spaceontop.com/author/avus) | May 22, 2024 10:05:00 PM

A Falcon 9 rocket carried the NROL-146 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to space after liftoff from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 4 a.m. EDT (0800 GMT; 1 a.m. local California time).

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