CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX on Tuesday will launch a national security payload atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast.

The launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 2:16 p.m. A backup launch opportunity is available Wednesday at 2:02 p.m.

This NROL-77 mission is a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

This is the fourth flight for the first-stage booster supporting the mission, which previously launched KF-01, IMAP, and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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With SpaceX’s reusable rockets on the Space Coast, single

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