<ul><li>The National Reconnaissance Office is set to launch its eighth batch of satellites using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.</li><li>The mission includes notable milestones for the Falcon 9 program, such as a record-fast turnaround time for the booster.</li><li>SpaceX will carry an unspecified number of satellites, believed to be a government variant of the Starlink satellites called Starshield.</li><li>The NRO aims to have 'hundreds of small satellites' in low Earth orbit to support its proliferated architecture constellation.</li></ul>

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch reconnaissance satellites for the NRO on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg

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