SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer F
Launch window
No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.NET January 2027Add to calendar
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Summary
SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer F is expected to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA in January 2027. It is SpaceX's 785th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 7,538th orbital launch attempt. It is planned as the 682nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 1st this year. The payload is bound for Polar Orbit (PO).
- Watch
- No webcast announced yet.
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- No booster details available.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Polar Orbit (PO)for SDA
- Milestone
- Planned as the 682nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 1st this yearSpaceX's 785th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 7,538th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: representative
Target site default for this orbit type. Not a catalogued object; this panel switches to the tracked orbit once the object is catalogued. Ascent simulated from a published stage table.
About this launch
Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 2 Transport Layer.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Planned as the 325th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 951st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Added launch. (Launch contract is at https://www.ssc.spaceforce.mil/Portals/3/UPDATED%20COPY%20-%20SSC%20Awards%20NSSL%20Phase%203%20Lane%201%20TO.pdf)
Questions
When does SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer F launch?
SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer F is scheduled in January 2027.
Where can I watch SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer F live?
No webcast has been announced yet.
What rocket is launching SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer F?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where is SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer F launching from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit is SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer F going to?
Polar Orbit (PO), a government/top secret mission.