2026 · SpaceX
USSF-259
successFalcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-259
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- September 17, 2026 at 01:07 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E
- Mission
- USSF-259
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Polar Orbit