Scheduled for (UTC) 2026-09-26, 14:00:07
Scheduled for (local) 2026-09-26, 07:00:07 (PDT)
Launch site SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Booster B1100-10
Landing OCISLY
Payload USSF-385
Mass unknown
Customer USSF
Target Orbit LEO

Webcasts

Stream Link
Space Affairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS9AQj8z_XU
Spaceflight Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ir63ihLfhc
NASASpaceflight None
The Launch Pad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga-wrHrmrxA
International Rocket Launches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEiOxAPuG1M
SpaceX https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2103844020711748094
The Space Devs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeV6cdJBrYI

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 61st launch from SLC-4E this year

☑️ 6 days, 12:13:54 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 35 days, 6:35:38 turnaround for B1100

☑️ 228th landing on OCISLY

☑️ 670th Falcon Family Booster landing, 679th Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 108th Falcon 9 mission this year, 691st overall

☑️ 112th SpaceX mission this year, 722nd overall (excluding Starship test flights)

☑️ 112th SpaceX launch this year, 731st overall (including Starship test flights)

☑️ 216th consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful)

Mission info

USSF-385 (R-3)

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.