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Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-259
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USSF-259

Falcon 9 Block 5

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This page records Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-259 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission

USSF-259 is 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 ascent rocket stage drop zones being fits with previous SDA Transport Layer launches.

Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Destination orbit
Polar Orbit
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Provider
SpaceX
Recovery
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, The Falcon 9 first stage B1097 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 13th flight. +1

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX
Launch vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Height
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
632
First flight
2018-05-11
B1097
NASA Kennedy
Core

B1097

Flight 13ReusedLanding successful
Recovery
Of Course I Still Love You
Landing method
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Recorded timing

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Flight timeline

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  1. T−00:38:00

    GO for Prop Load

  2. T−00:35:00

    Prop Load

  3. T−00:35:00

    Stage 1 LOX Load

  4. T−00:16:00

    Stage 2 LOX Load

  5. T−00:07:00

    Engine Chill

  6. T−00:01:00

    Startup

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  1. T−00:01:00

    Tank Press

  2. T−00:00:45

    GO for Launch

  3. T−00:00:03

    Ignition

  4. T+00:00:00

    Liftoff

  5. T+00:01:07

    Max-Q

  6. T+00:02:26

    MECO

  7. T+00:02:30

    Stage 2 Separation

  8. T+00:02:36

    SES-1

  9. T+00:02:57

    Fairing Separation

  10. T+00:06:03

    Entry Burn Startup

  11. T+00:06:24

    Entry Burn Shutdown

  12. T+00:07:58

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

  13. T+00:08:20

    Stage 1 Landing

Launch site & orbit

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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