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USSF-432

Falcon 9 Block 5

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Previously: Date to be confirmed
Updated: Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:56:00 GMT
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Previously: Not published precisely
Updated: Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:56:00 GMT – Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:56:00 GMT
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Updated: Go for Launch
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Previously: Unknown Pad · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Updated: Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Spacian · Mission report

USSF-432 assigns an eighth flight to a former GPS booster

SpaceX’s USSF-432 briefing identifies a veteran booster and a Pacific recovery plan, while leaving the payload undisclosed.

By Spacian editorial · Published

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A long exposure traces Falcon 9’s bright ascent above the Pacific coast at night.
Archive: Starlink 17-27 leaves Vandenberg on April 14, 2026. This long exposure shows the same launch site; it does not depict USSF-432 or identify its payload. Archive photo · U.S. Space Force / Andrew Taller [4]

A booster with two kinds of customer

SpaceX has assigned USSF-432 a first stage that previously launched GPS III-8 and six Starlink missions. The flight from California will be its eighth assignment. [2]

GPS III-8, launched in April, delivered the final spacecraft in the GPS III series. Space Systems Command says that satellite also carried an optical-crosslink demonstration and a new atomic clock. [3]

The published sequence ends with recovery

The operator plans to bring the booster down on Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific. Its approximate schedule places landing 8 minutes 26 seconds after liftoff. The public timeline contains no satellite-release time. [2]

SpaceX targets a four-hour window opening at 5:56 p.m. Pacific on November 1, or 01:56 UTC on November 2. A backup is listed for the following evening. The late California departure crosses the UTC date boundary. [2]

Sources and credits (4)
  1. Complete USSF-432 mission and hardware recordSpacian / Launch Library · Checked 2026-10-27
  2. USSF-432 mission briefingSpaceX · Checked 2026-10-27
  3. The final GPS III launch and its technology demonstrationsU.S. Space Force / Space Systems Command · Checked 2026-10-27
  4. Starlink 17-27 launch from Vandenberg, 14 April 2026U.S. Space Force / DVIDS · Checked 2026-10-27

Mission facts

Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Provider
SpaceX
Recovery
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, Of Course I Still Love You +1

The vehicle

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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
643
First flight
2018-05-11
B1095
SpaceX
Core

B1095

Flight 8ReusedLanding planned
Recovery
Of Course I Still Love You
Landing method
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

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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+00:02:29

    Stage 2 Separation

  8. T+00:02:36

    SES-1

  9. T+00:02:55

    Fairing Separation

  10. T+00:06:06

    Entry Burn Startup

  11. T+00:06:30

    Entry Burn Shutdown

  12. T+00:08:04

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

  13. T+00:08:26

    Stage 1 Landing

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Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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