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SpaceX launches first government satellite

Posted online May 1, 2017 | 11:30 am

SpaceX this morning successfully launched its first government satellite.

The 230-foot Falcon 9 rocket was carrying the National Reconnaissance Office's NROL-76 mission. Details of the mission are classified.

The Falcon 9 landed nine minutes later after launching from Kennedy Space Center.

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