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  "path": "/2026/06/18/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-intelligence-gathering-satellites-for-the-national-reconnaissance-office-2/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-18T13:13:12.000Z",
  "site": "https://spaceflightnow.com",
  "tags": [
    "Falcon 9",
    "Mission Reports",
    "News",
    "X Sidebar",
    "Landing Zone 4",
    "NRO",
    "NROL-179",
    "proliferated architecture",
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  "textContent": "The Falcon 9 rocket will launch an undisclosed number of satellites, which are believed to be Starshield satellites, a government variant of Starlink. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled during a 35-minute window that opens on Friday, June 19, at 1:40 a.m. PDT (4:40 a.m. EDT / 0840 UTC).",
  "title": "Live coverage: SpaceX to launch intelligence-gathering satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office"
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