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Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-317

SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5

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.

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Scheduled

November 13, 2026 at 04:23 UTC

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

SpaceX

Launch site

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Launch window

Nov 13, 04:23 UTC – Nov 13, 08:23 UTC

Destination: Low Earth Orbit

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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.

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

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