USSF-627
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E
Overview
Launch successful
Falcon 9 Block 5 lifted off on Thu 12 Nov 2026, 04:36 UTC and the launch was a success: the rocket did what it was meant to do.
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E
- Location
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Launch time
- Thu 12 Nov 2026, 04:36 UTC
- Launch window
- Thu 12 Nov 2026, 02:35 UTC to Thu 12 Nov 2026, 06:35 UTC
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
Live updates
We did not post live updates for this launch.
Discussion
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Rockets and launchesMission
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.
Description from the launch provider, passed on by Launch Library, The Space Devs.
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) is a launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S. The pad was previously used by Atlas and Titan rockets between 1963 and 2005. The pad was built for use by Atlas-Agena rockets, but was later rebuilt to handle Titan rockets.
Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA