Scheduled for (UTC) 2026-09-10, 11:42:00
Scheduled for (local) 2026-09-10, 08:42:00 (PDT)
Launch site SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Booster B1081-27
Landing OCISLY
Payload USSF-153
Mass unknown
Customer USSF
Target Orbit LEO

Webcasts

Stream Link
Space Affairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UboPGsLWIBI
Spaceflight Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHjWLWxhjqk
NASASpaceflight https://www.youtube.com/@NASASpaceflight/streams
The Launch Pad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUxS7Qf4kcI
International Rocket Launches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9fM3waVghw
SpaceX https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2098071592286794151
The Space Devs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPxbkR0BFS0

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 58th launch from SLC-4E this year

☑️ 4 days, 1:15:06 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 40 days, 12:33:17 turnaround for B1081

☑️ 225th landing on OCISLY

☑️ 666th Falcon Family Booster landing, 677th Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 104th Falcon 9 mission this year, 687th overall

☑️ 108th SpaceX mission this year, 718th overall (excluding Starship test flights)

☑️ 108th SpaceX launch this year, 727th overall (including Starship test flights)

Mission info

USSF-153 (R-2)

USSF-153 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites for a US government entity based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.