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USSF-259

Sep 17, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC · Launch Successful

Mission stages

1 linked record

The source has not linked another mission stage.

Previous recorded flight of the same booster: Starlink Group 17-50, Aug 19, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC.

Published flight records. A dash means the source has not supplied a value.
Field	Previous flight	This flight
Mission	Starlink Group 17-50	USSF-259Different
Purpose	Communications	Government/Top SecretDifferent
Orbit	Low Earth Orbit	Polar OrbitDifferent
Launch site	Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA	Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vehicle	Falcon 9 Block 5	Falcon 9 Block 5
Spacecraft	—	—
Booster	B1097	B1097

booster

13 linked mission records

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