Live coverage: SpaceX to launch national security payload for the U.S. Space Force on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
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SpaceX launched the USSF-259 mission for the United States Space Force aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The classified payload may include a batch of satellites based on SpaceX's Starshield bus, and the launch was successful.
The rocket will carry an unspecified number of satellites to orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:18 p.m. PDT (10:18 p.m. EDT / 0218 UTC).
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