https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/nro/ The latest Flip News stories on nro. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:25 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/usa32-farrah-spy-satellite-breaks-apart/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/usa32-farrah-spy-satellite-breaks-apart/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:48:00 GMT U.S. Space Forces–Space has confirmed the fragmentation of USA 32 — widely identified as the NRO's FARRAH III signals-intelligence satellite, launched in 1988 — at about 775 km altitude on September 13. No cause has been announced and no immediate threat to other spacecraft identified. James Calloway orbital-debris usa-32 farrah-iii us-space-force nro The Zeal https://flipnews.co.uk/science/falcon-heavy-nrol97-launch/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/falcon-heavy-nrol97-launch/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launched a classified National Reconnaissance Office payload from Kennedy Space Center on Thursday night — the agency's first mission on the heavy-lifter — with both side boosters returning to land at the Cape. James Calloway spacex falcon-heavy nro classified-launch Florida Today