SpaceX successfully launched its NROL-85 mission into lower earth orbit on Easter Sunday morning.
Falcon 9 launched the classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, at 6:13 a.m. PT.
This particular Falcon 9 booster supported the previous NROL-87 mission back in February. The rocket successfully landed on Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Check out a full replay of the launch below:
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