Mission
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.
Falcon 9 will launch USSF-xxx from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, about 574 km downrange.
- Liftoff
- Mon 19:03 PST at the pad
- Window
- – 4 h
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceX
- Destination
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg, California
- Latest update
- Added launch.
574km
Downrange landing, OCISLY
Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceXReusable643 launches since May 2018, 642 successful
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About Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
70m
Height
3.7m
Diameter
549t
Mass at liftoff
7.6MN
Thrust at liftoff
23t
Payload to low Earth orbit
8.3t
Payload to geostationary transfer orbit
Orbit estimated from CelesTrak’s elementsMeasured trackSpaceX’s predicted path
In orbit now
The crewed stations and Hubble, once around the Earth every 92 to 94 minutes
| Spacecraft | Altitude | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| ISSDocked: Soyuz MS-29, Crew-13In sunlight | 434km | 27,551km/h |
| TiangongDocked: Shenzhou-23In Earth’s shadow | 383km | 27,659km/h |
| Shenzhou-23In Earth’s shadow | 383km | 27,659km/h |
| Soyuz MS-29In sunlight | 434km | 27,551km/h |
| Crew-13In sunlight | 434km | 27,551km/h |
| HubbleIn Earth’s shadow | 469km | 27,483km/h |
Estimated for from CelesTrak’s orbital elements, up to 2 days old.
