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SpaceX to launch USSF-153 classified mission from Vandenberg
SpaceX is scheduled to launch the USSF-153 mission using a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday. The launch window is expected to open between 8:37 a.m. and 11:37 a.m. PDT.
The mission will carry a classified U.S. Space Force payload, the specific details of which remain undisclosed. Due to the sensitive nature of the cargo, SpaceX has indicated that the live webcast will conclude following the landing of the first-stage booster to avoid showing payload deployment.
The mission will utilize Falcon 9 booster B1081, which is performing its 27th flight. The booster is slated to land on the droneship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ in the Pacific Ocean. This mission marks SpaceX’s fifth national security-related payload launch this year.
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Falcon 9 · SpaceX · U.S. Space Force · Vandenberg Space Force Base
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- [● 3 SOURCES] SpaceX has scheduled the USSF-153 mission for a Falcon 9 launch on Thursday morning. www.noozhawk.com · spaceflightnow.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The launch window is set between 8:37 a.m. and 11:37 a.m. PDT on Thursday. www.noozhawk.com · spaceflightnow.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The mission will deliver a classified U.S. Space Force payload to low Earth orbit. www.noozhawk.com · spaceflightnow.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The launch will take place from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base. www.noozhawk.com · spaceflightnow.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The first-stage booster is scheduled to land on the droneship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ in the Pacific Ocean. www.noozhawk.com · spaceflightnow.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The Falcon 9 booster, tail number B1081, is making its 27th flight. www.noozhawk.com · spaceflightnow.com