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Falcon 9 Block 5: USSF-385

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 rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.

Saturday, 26 September 202614:00 UTC
Falcon 9 Block 5: USSF-385

Mission Data

SpaceX
🇺🇸SpaceXEst. 2002
Launch VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
Vehicle FamilyFalcon
Vehicle Record643 of 644 launches (99.8%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record728 successes / 15 failures (98%)
Success Streak228 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#232
Agency Launches This Year#112
Launches From This Pad306
Launches From This Site922
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Launch updates

  1. Launch success.

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  2. Liftoff!

  3. Official Webcast by SpaceX has started

  4. Now targeting Sep 26 at 14:00 UTC

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  5. Now targeting Sep 26 at 12:56 UTC

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  6. GO for launch.

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  7. Moved up to NET September 26.

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  8. Added launch.

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Launch Site

Space Launch Complex 4E · 34.6320°N 120.6110°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.