Note: Actual USSF launch mission number to be confirmed. Classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites for a US government entity based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.
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Falcon 9
USSF-xxx ("R-2")
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T-0 (UTC)15:42 UTC
VehicleFalcon 9
Probability70%
T-0 (UTC)10 September 2026 at 15:42 UTC
VehicleFalcon 9
Launch padSpace Launch Complex 4E
CountryUSA
TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Coverage
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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch classified payload for the U.S. Space Force
The mission, dubbed USSF-153 mission, will launch an undisclosed number of satellites for the U.S. Space Force. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled during a three-hour window that opens at 8:37 a.m. PDT (1137 a.m. EDT / 1537 UTC).
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