LIFTOFF! SpaceX launches classified USSF-627 Space Force mission from California, sticks landing
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the classified USSF-627 mission for the U.S. Space Force from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on November 11, 2026, Pacific time. The first stage, on its seventh flight, landed on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean. The booster previously launched NROL-179, SDA-T1TL-E, SDA-T1TL-A, and three Starlink missions. SpaceX has not disclosed the payload.
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