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

Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-481

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

Mission Elapsed Time (MET)

GMT Time
Spaceport
Launch Successful
Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-481 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 ascent rocket stage drop zones being fits with previous SDA Transport Layer launches.

Target orbit
PO · Polar Orbit
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Payload
USSF-481
Agencies
United States Space Force
Mission Update

Launch success.

Webcast Replays & Re-streams

Re-streams Available (3)
Launch SuccessfulMission Elapsed Time
T+ 00:00:00
Target Liftoff (UTC)2026-10-16 00:01:05 UTC
CoreB1081
✓ Landed
The Falcon 9 first stage B1081 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 28th flight.
Zone: Of Course I Still Love YouType: Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Target liftoff time (UTC)

00:01:05 UTC

Friday, 16 October 2026

Planned T-0 liftoff

23:44:00 UTCWindow open
00:01:05 UTCPlanned ignition
03:44:00 UTCWindow close
Rocket family
Falcon
Height
70m
Diameter
3.7m
Payload to LEO
22,800kg
Liftoff thrust
7,607kN
Stages
2