USSF-259
USSF-259 launched on Falcon 9 Block 5 (SpaceX) from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, Thu, 17 Sept 2026, 01:07 UTC. Result: Launch Successful.
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.
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Destination
- Polar Orbit
- Status
- Launch Successful
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret