Falcon 9 launches USSF-481 from Vandenberg

16 October 2026, 01:01 BST · Added to this site on 21 October 2026

A Falcon 9 climbing through clouds over Cape Canaveral in a long exposure at dusk — Photo: U.S. Space Force/Joshua Conti, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

SpaceX launched USSF-481 on a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, California, on 16 October at 00:01 UTC. The first stage, B1081, was making its 28th flight.

It landed on the drone ship OCISLY.

Sources

Launch page: Falcon 9, USSF-481

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