At sundown, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload so secret that no details of the mission have been revealed, and the original designation has been changed.
While SpaceX refers to the mission as “TD7,” all regulatory documents and U.S. government organizations, including the Federal Aviation Administration and the Space Force, refer to the payload as “Optus-X.” During SpaceX’s broadcast, the commentator pointed out that it was a communications satellite.
On Sunday, November 17, at 5:28 p.m. EST (2228 UTC), the spacecraft lifted out from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
At sundown, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload so secret that no details of the mission have been revealed, and the original designation has been changed.
While SpaceX refers to the mission as “TD7,” all regulatory documents and U.S. government organizations, including the Federal Aviation Administration and the Space Force, refer to the payload as “Optus-X.” During SpaceX’s broadcast, the commentator pointed out that it was a communications satellite.
On Sunday, November 17, at 5:28 p.m. EST (2228 UTC), the spacecraft lifted out from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.