The US Defence Department launched its newest spy satellite aboard a reusable SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the third time it has used such a rocket. — NASA via AP)
A US intelligence agency said Wednesday that its newest spy satellite successfully launched into orbit atop a reusable SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
The rocket took off at 12.27pm local time (2027 GMT) from the Vandenberg Air Force base in California, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which is in charge of the US Space Force, said in a statement.
