SpaceX launches classified USSF-432 mission from Vandenberg
21 FOMOA Falcon 9 launched the classified USSF-432 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The payload's precise identity and purpose remain undisclosed. The first-stage booster landed on the Pacific droneship after its eighth flight.
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The mission adds another operational data point for SpaceX's national-security launch business. The classified payload limits assessment of the mission's specific capability.
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Falcon 9 launches from California on classified mission for U.S. Space ForceSpaceX launched the USSF-432 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 00:48 UTC on November 7. The classified payload's identity and mission details were not disclosed; the launch was associated with the U.S. Space Force's Space Based Sensing and Targeting programme. Booster B1095 completed its eighth flight and landed on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You.
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A Falcon 9 launched the classified USSF-432 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The payload's precise