USSF-481
Success
OCT 16202600:01:05 UTCClassified Falcon 9 launch for the U.S. Space Force, listed in public notices as TH-2. It followed USSF-259, another classified Space Force launch and the first in the TH series, flown on 16 September 2026. Hazard warnings published before launch pointed to a low Earth orbit inclined about 80 degrees.
LIFTOFF
OCT 16 202600:01:05 UTC
Success
launched from Space Force Base SLC-4E Vandenberg
aboard Falcon 9 Block 5 into Polar LEO
Broadcast
Watch how the launch went
Booster
B1081.28
Landed on drone ship · OCISLY
Payload
USSF-481
Classified

