SpaceX Launches Classified Space Force Mission as Falcon 9 Nails 28th Landing
SpaceX launched the classified USSF-481 mission from Vandenberg, then recovered veteran Falcon 9 booster B1081 on its 28th flight.
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SpaceX launched the classified USSF-481 mission from Vandenberg, then recovered veteran Falcon 9 booster B1081 on its 28th flight.
SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, landed booster B1093 for the 17th time, and completed Falcon 9's 107th mission of 2026.
SpaceX's next Falcon 9 mission will carry the final three O3b mPOWER satellites together, completing the launch manifest for SES's initial 13-spacecraft MEO constellation.
SpaceX is preparing USSF-153 for a Thursday launch from Vandenberg, with veteran Falcon 9 booster B1081 assigned to fly for the 27th time.
SpaceX is targeting its 100th launch of 2026 for late Tuesday night. Starlink 17-50 will send 24 satellites from Vandenberg on a Falcon 9 booster making its 12th flight.
Falcon 9 missions lifted from Florida and California just 39 minutes apart, with both first stages recovered and USSF-366 completing the sprint from Vandenberg.
SpaceX sent BlueBird 11, 12, and 13 into orbit from Cape Canaveral, then recovered the Falcon 9 booster after its 30th flight.
SpaceX sent the NRO's classified NROL-95 payload to orbit from pad 40, then returned Falcon 9's first stage to Landing Zone 2.
SpaceX is targeting Falcon 9 liftoffs from California and Florida less than six hours apart, with 53 Starlink satellites and two veteran boosters in the plan.
A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg with 24 more Starlink satellites, marking the year's 50th Starlink mission with summer still days away.