SpaceX
USSF-259
Falcon 9 Block 5
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, September 17, 2026 · 01:07 UTC
Mission
/01USSF-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.
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Polar Orbit (PO)
Probability
95%
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Variant: Block 5
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.632° N, 120.611° W
297
Pad Launches
913
Location Launches
729
Agency Launches
222
Orbital This Year