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MISSION ID // 17c71937LIVE FEEDFalcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-259
Falcon 9 Block 5
T+
01
DAYS
08
HRS
06
MIN
58
SEC
SCHEDULED · SEP 16, 2026 · 01:00 AM
MISSION BRIEFING
USSF-259 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of ascent rocket stage drop zones being fits with previous SDA Transport Layer launches.
TYPE · Government/Top Secret · ORBIT · Polar Orbit
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VEHICLE
Falcon 9 Block 5
FAMILYFalcon
VARIANTBlock 5
REUSABLEYES
LAUNCH PAD
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
USA
OPERATOR
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