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Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-259

Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-259

Status: Success  |  Launched: Sep 17, 2026 01:07 UTC

Launch Provider & Rocket

Mission

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 (PO)

Launch Site

  • Pad: Space Launch Complex 4E
  • Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-10-06T21:02:12.698719+00:00.