17 September 2026 year Fr. 01:07 (UTC) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5" was launched by the US spacecraft of the mission "USSF-259".
Information about the payload of the USSF-259 mission is not disclosed.
According to open sources, the payload may be related to the Starshield program, SpaceX's satellite system for government and military customers. However, the exact purpose and composition of the devices are not officially disclosed.
It is known, that the mission involves launching a military payload into orbit in the interests of the US Space Force (U.S. Space Force).