Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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SpaceX's predawn Falcon 9 rocket launch supporting a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office lit up the night sky over Florida's Space Coast on Thursday, July 30, 2026. The NROL-95 mission was the third NRO mission launched by SpaceX as part of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 contract, which was awarded in August 2020.

Listen to the rumble of liftoff through booster landing in 5.1 surround sound (if supported by your speaker system) and enjoy 4k views from a variety of cameras positioned around Cape Canaveral.

Edited by: Adam Bernstein, Spaceflight Now
Produced by: John Pisani, Spaceflight Now

Video by (alphabetical):
• Adam Bernstein, Spaceflight Now
• Chuck and Jen Briggs, C&J Images youtube.com/@UCVGiup1cSGFhbV1q7JCLPLw
• Pete Carstens, Max-Q Productions youtube.com/@UC8aOfkRZRqa7YNzC_AO3XpA
• John Pisani, Spaceflight Now

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