Falcon 9 Block 5

USSF-259

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Window

Wed, Sep 16, 01:00 AM UTC

Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E

Booster

B1097 · F12

Orbit

Polar Orbit

Landing

Of Course I Still Love You

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Mission brief

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.

Google Calendar Outlook

Livestream

Official webcast usually goes live about T-20 on YouTube and X.

USSF-259 Mission YouTube / SpaceX

Signal

NASASpaceflight

Ship 42 wraps chopsticks tests, Flight 14 moves to NET Sept. 22

Spaceflight Now

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch final 3 O3b mPOWER satellites for SES

NASA

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 to Discuss Station Mission, Upcoming Return