NRO, SpaceX launch reconnaissance satellites from Vandenberg

SpaceX executed a late night Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday, which carrying an undisclosed number of intelligence-gathering satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission, NROL-105, has a payload of satellites heading to low Earth orbit, which are believed to be Starshield, a government variant of the Starlink satellites. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened at 8:39:51 p.m. PST (11:39:51 p.m. EST / 0439:51 UTC). More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jan 17)