SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
USSF-385
Launched
September 26, 2026 · 14:00 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
A classified US Space Force mission, USSF-385, reached its target orbit. Drop zone analysis suggests the payload may be a batch of Starshield-based satellites, echoing previous Starlink Group 15 launches.
- Watch
- SpaceX USSF-385The Space Devs
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches secretive U.S. Space Force mission from Vandenberg, CaliforniaSpaceflight Now
- USSF-385 MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1100 · flight 10 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed230/238 landed here · 35 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 15-20 · 574 km downrange
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for USSF
- Milestone
- 634th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 108th this yearSpaceX's 731st launch112th this yearhumanity's 7,405th orbital launch attempt232nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: 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 drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M26SMECO
- T+2M30SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M36SSES-1
- T+2M56SFairing Separation
- T+6M4SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M26SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8M1SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M23SStage 1 Landing
About this launch
USSF-385 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 26, 2026 at 14:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 11:56 to 14:56 UTC. It was SpaceX's 731st launch, 112th this year and humanity's 7,405th orbital launch attempt. It was the 634th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 108th this year. Booster B1100 flew for the 10th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
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.
News
SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch classified mission for U.S. Space Force from West CoastLiftoff of the USSF-385 mission atop a Falcon 9 is scheduled for 5:56 a.m. PDT (8:56 a.m. EDT / 1256 UTC) at the opening of a three-hour launch window.
Launch Preview: Electron, Falcon 9, and Starship set for launchesA total of five orbital launches are scheduled this week. SpaceX will launch its Falcon…
Airspace and maritime notices
1 notice filed by the US Coast Guard
- Sector San Diego, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)/Space Operations/Hazardous Warning Area/Commercial (Hazardous) · Expired
Matched by proximity to the pad · Source
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
299th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 61st this year · 915th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 26, 7:00 AM PDT, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
6 days 12 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 7 earlier updates
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 9/26/2026 · source
Official Webcast by SpaceX has started
LL2 · 9/26/2026 · source
Now targeting Sep 26 at 14:00 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/25/2026 · source
Now targeting Sep 26 at 12:56 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/25/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/16/2026 · source
Moved up to NET September 26.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/16/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/15/2026 · source
Questions
When did USSF-385 launch?
USSF-385 launched on September 26, 2026 at 14:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 11:56 to 14:56 UTC.
Where can I watch USSF-385?
Coverage: SpaceX USSF-385; SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches secretive U.S. Space Force mission from Vandenberg, California; USSF-385 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched USSF-385?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did USSF-385 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Sep 26, 7:00 AM PDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1100 flew for the 10th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit was USSF-385 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.