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Falcon 9 Block 5: USSF-481
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.
Friday, 16 October 202600:01 UTC
Mission Data
🇺🇸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 OrbitPolar Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#243
Agency Launches This Year#120
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 Site
Space Launch Complex 4E · 34.6320°N 120.6110°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.