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USSF-385 launch time, date and countdown

Success Sep 26, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT

Launch complete

Recorded launch time: (Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 14:00 UTC)

Launch details

US Central
UTC
Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 14:00 UTC
Launch window
6:56 AM CDT – 9:56 AM CDT
11:56 UTC – 14:56 UTC
Status
Success Launch Successful
Provider
SpaceX (Commercial)
Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Mission
USSF-385
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country code
USA

Times can change. Central time is America/Chicago (CST/CDT). Source: Launch Library 2.

About this launch

USSF-385 is a launch of the Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket operated by SpaceX. The recorded launch time was Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT (Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 14:00 UTC). The launch window runs from 6:56 AM CDT to 9:56 AM CDT (11:56 UTC to 14:56 UTC). The launch site is Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. The target orbit is Low Earth Orbit. Mission type: Government/Top Secret. Launch Library 2 lists the current status as “Launch Successful”.

Mission description

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.

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