Falcon 9 launches USSF-259 from Vandenberg

17 September 2026, 02:07 BST · Added to this site on 21 October 2026

A long exposure showing a Falcon 9 launch and its booster's return to the landing zone — Photo: U.S. Space Force/Robert Mason, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

SpaceX launched USSF-259 on a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, California, on 17 September at 01:07 UTC. The first stage, B1097, was making its 13th flight.

It landed on the drone ship OCISLY.

Sources

Launch page: Falcon 9, USSF-259

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