Space Launch Hub logoSpace Launch Hub logoSpaceLaunchHub

Explore. Understand. Follow the story.

SpaceX/Falcon 9 Block 5·Space Launch Complex 4E

Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-317

Orbit: LEO·Type: Government/Top Secret·Agencies: United States Space Force

Countdown to T-0

GMT Time
Spaceport
Go for Launch⟳ Rescheduled 3×
Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-317 mission image
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5Credit: SpaceX · Launch Library 2

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 rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.

Target orbit
LEO · Low Earth Orbit
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Payload
USSF-317
Agencies
United States Space Force
Mission Update

Delayed to NET November 17 PST.

Live Stream & Coverage

Stream Offline · 1 Scheduled
X
XOfficial Webcast

USSF-317 Mission

EnglishWatch
Go for LaunchMission Elapsed Time
T+ 00:00:00
Target Liftoff (UTC)2026-11-18 03:14:00 UTC
Flight Milestone Horizon
T- 00:16:00○
Stage 2 LOX Load
T+ 00:00:00○
Liftoff
T+ 00:01:07○
Max-Q
T+ 00:02:26○
MECO
T+ 00:02:29○
Stage 2 Separation
T+ 00:02:36○
SES-1
T+ 00:02:58○
Fairing Separation
T+ 00:07:52○
Stage 1 Landing Burn
T+ 00:08:11○
Stage 1 Landing
CoreB1100
Recovery Attempted
The Falcon 9 first stage B1100 will land on ASDS OCISLY after its 11th flight.
Zone: Of Course I Still Love YouType: Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Target liftoff time (UTC)

03:14:00 UTC

Wednesday, 18 November 2026

Planned T-0 liftoff

03:14:00 UTCWindow open
03:14:00 UTCPlanned ignition
07:14:00 UTCWindow close
Rocket family
Falcon
Height
70m
Diameter
3.7m
Payload to LEO
22,800kg
Liftoff thrust
7,607kN
Stages
2