Watch Falcon Heavy's two side boosters land at Cape Canaveral after NROL-97 launch

Falcon Heavy's two side boosters landed at Landing Zones 1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, about eight minutes after launching the NROL-97 mission at 11:54 p.m. ET on October 1, 2026. The boosters, on their second and fourth flights, had previously launched GOES-U, Viasat-3 F3, and the Roman Space Telescope between them. It was Falcon Heavy's 14th flight and its first for the National Reconnaissance Office. Video Credit: SpaceX