USSF-481
Liftoff Time (GMT)
23:44:00
Thursday October 15, 2026
23:44
Window Open
03:44
Window Close
Watch Livestream
Official Livestream
Watch on spacex.com
Mission Details
USSF-481
(TH-2)
USSF-481 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of ascent rocket stage drop zones being fits with previous SDA Transport Layer launches.
Operator: United States Space Force
Polar Orbit
Rocket
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$74.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.7m
Height: 70m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 22,800 kg
GTO: 8,300 kg
Liftoff Thrust
7,607 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Height: 13m
Stages
2
Of Course I Still Love You
Launch Site
General Trajectory
SE
SW
Launching
South
Stats
Falcon 9
697th
Mission
114th
Mission of 2026
SpaceX
730th
Mission
120th
Mission of 2026
2026
242nd
Orbital launch attempt