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Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-366

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Government/Top Secret

USSF-366 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites for a US government entity based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.

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Aug 16, 2026

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (x 9)

SpaceX

Low Earth Orbit Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax services via its Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees. In early 2022, Globalstar contracted with MDA for the construction of 17 new 2nd generation …
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Aug 16, 2026

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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Unknown Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

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