SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer E
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
NET December 2026
Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 2 Transport Layer.
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Orbit
- PO
- Payload
- SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer E
- Status
- TBD
- Vehicle height
- 70 m
- Liftoff thrust
- 7,607 kN
- Vehicle type flights
- 630
- Vehicle type success rate
- 99.8%
What changed
- APR 10, 2025 · 5:42 AM UTCAdded launch. (Launch contract is at https://www.ssc.spaceforce.mil/Portals/3/UPDATED%20COPY%20-%20SSC%20Awards%20NSSL%20Phase%203%20Lane%201%20TO.pdf)
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