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Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-385
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USSF-385

Falcon 9 Block 5

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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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission

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.

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

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
634
First flight
2018-05-11
B1100
SpaceX
Core

B1100

Flight 10ReusedLanding successful
Recovery
Of Course I Still Love You
Landing method
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Recorded timing

3h windowRecorded timing
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WINDOW END

Target ·

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Flight timeline

Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.

  1. T−00:38:00

    GO for Prop Load

  2. T−00:35:00

    Stage 1 LOX Load

  3. T−00:35:00

    Prop Load

  4. T−00:16:00

    Stage 2 LOX Load

  5. T−00:07:00

    Engine Chill

  6. T−00:01:00

    Tank Press

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  1. T−00:01:00

    Startup

  2. T−00:00:45

    GO for Launch

  3. T−00:00:03

    Ignition

  4. T+00:00:00

    Liftoff

  5. T+00:01:12

    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+00:02:56

    Fairing Separation

  10. T+00:06:04

    Entry Burn Startup

  11. T+00:06:26

    Entry Burn Shutdown

  12. T+00:08:01

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

  13. T+00:08:23

    Stage 1 Landing

Launch site & orbit

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

The mission in perspective

Launch site & orbit

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Representative orbit · accelerated illustrationNo live tracking or simulated ascent. NASA Blue Marble.

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