USSF-385
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 11:56 AM UTC
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.
Schedule confidence
The published time looks firm.
Why does RocketRune rate it this way?
- Launch time published to the minute.
- The provider has declared the mission go for launch.
- An official launch window has been published.
- The launch time has held for 3 days.
This is a RocketRune assessment of how firm the published schedule is, not a prediction of launch success. It is calculated from the date precision and status published by the launch provider, plus the schedule changes RocketRune has recorded for this mission.
Where you can see it
- Nearly overhead, 85° above your horizon
- Night launch, no lit plume but maximum contrast
- 9 miles to the pad, west
| City | Distance | Look | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LompocCalifornia | 9 mi | west | 85° |
| Santa BarbaraCalifornia | 54 mi | west-northwest | 59° |
| BakersfieldCalifornia | 104 mi | west-southwest | 41° |
| Los AngelesCalifornia | 141 mi | west-northwest | 32° |
| San DiegoCalifornia | 239 mi | northwest | 19° |
Direction and elevation are calculated from the pad position and the published launch time. Cloud cover is not included here because a forecast changes faster than this page updates. The live tracker scores the sky over your own location.
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Orbit
- LEO
- Payload
- USSF-385
- Status
- Go for Launch
- Booster
- B1100
- Landing
- Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship
- Vehicle height
- 70 m
- Liftoff thrust
- 7,607 kN
- Vehicle type flights
- 632
- Vehicle type success rate
- 99.8%
What changed
- SEP 16 · 7:30 PM UTCConfirmed go for launchDetected by RocketRune
- SEP 16 · 7:30 PM UTCLaunch window changedDetected by RocketRune
- SEP 16 · 5:30 PM UTCBooster assigned: B1100Detected by RocketRune
8 more entries in the full history of this launch. RocketRune Pro shows every change and every dated note.
Can you see this launch from where you are?
RocketRune works out the direction to look, how high the rocket will sit in your sky, the cloud forecast over you and whether the plume will be lit, then scores it out of 100.
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