ROCKET ASSESSOR
Falcon Heavy | NROL-97: launch weather verdict
Will NROL-97 launch on time?
PENDING No weather verdict yet for NROL-97: no forecast available for this pad. Forecasts become available about 16 days before launch.
Track record: across 60 resolved launches, directional verdicts (GO / NO-GO) matched the outcome 67% of the time. Every verdict is frozen 24 hours before launch, and the full record, including the misses, is at rocketassessor.com/accuracy.
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Launch details
| Vehicle | Falcon Heavy |
|---|---|
| Launch provider | SpaceX |
| Launch time (NET) | Fri, 02 Oct 2026 03:53:00 UTC |
| Launch site | Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA |
| Orbit | N/A |
| Official status | Go for Launch |
| Provider-published weather probability | 60% |
What is the NROL-97 mission?
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.
How is this verdict calculated?
The launch starts at 100 points and loses points for sustained wind, gusts, cloud cover, chance of precipitation and thunderstorm energy at Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA at the launch hour. 75–100 is GO, 50–74 is CAUTION, below 50 is NO-GO. This is an independent, indicative assessment, not the provider's official launch commit criteria.
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