A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the USSF-259 mission from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sept. 16, 2026 at 9:07 p.m. EDT (6:07 p.m. local California time; 0107 GMT on Sept. 17). Full Story:
It was SpaceX's second classified mission for the U.S. Space Force in less than a week.
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