SpaceX Launches U.S. Space Force USSF-627 Mission on Falcon 9
SpaceX launched the USSF-627 mission for the U.S. Space Force from Vandenberg Space Force Base on November 11.
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SpaceX launched the U.S. Space Force’s USSF-627 mission aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 11:36 p.m. EST on November 11, 2026. The launch took place at 01:36 GMT on November 12.
Key details
- Falcon 9 first-stage booster 1103 flew its seventh mission on USSF-627.
- The booster landed on SpaceX’s drone ship Of Course I Still Love You about 8.5 minutes after liftoff.
- SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 mission for the U.S. Space Force, USSF-432, from Vandenberg on November 6, 2026.
Falcon 9 booster 1103 landed on Of Course I Still Love You about 8.5 minutes after liftoff.
Why it matters
USSF-627 marked Falcon 9’s 120th launch of 2026 at the time of publication, including 15 national-security flights. Starlink missions accounted for 85 of those launches, while the constellation had grown to more than 11,000 satellites.
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