SpaceX targets Oct. 15 for Falcon 9 USSF-481 launch from Vandenberg
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, October 15 for a classified U.S. Space Force Falcon 9 mission from SLC-4E at Vandenberg. The four-hour window opens at 4:44 p.m. PT; the booster will land on a droneship.
Credit: SpaceX / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (file photo of a Falcon 9 at Vandenberg)
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, October 15 for a Falcon 9 launch of the USSF-481 mission from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, according to SpaceX's mission page. The four-hour launch window opens at 4:44 p.m. Pacific Time. If needed, a backup opportunity is Friday, October 16 at 4:35 p.m. PT.
SpaceX said a live webcast will begin about 10 minutes before liftoff. The mission is a classified flight for the U.S. Space Force; payload details have not been disclosed publicly.
According to SpaceX, this will be the 28th flight for the first-stage booster supporting the mission. Following stage separation, the first stage is to land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.