Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-153

Provider: SpaceX

Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5

Launch Date: September 10, 2026

Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 4E

Target Orbit: LEO

Orbital Compute Tier: Medium

USSF-153 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites for a US government entity based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.

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