On December 19, 2020 at 14:00 UTC, the "Falcon-9” rocket-carrier was launched from SLC-39A of the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. The launch was performed by the "SpaceX” private company supported by the 45th Space Wing of US Air Force. The rocket orbited a secret cargo for the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency. The exact purpose of the NRO payload for this mission, codenamed NROL-108, was kept secret by the government spy satellite agency.