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Coverage dated September 26, 2026

SpaceX launches mysterious U.S. Space Force mission from California

Headline from KTLA Los Angeles

SpaceX launched a mysterious, classified U.S. Space Force mission from California Saturday morning, with little publicly known about what was sent into orbit or where it was headed. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the USSF-385 mission lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on California’s Central Co…

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  1. UPI

    SpaceX launches secret payload from California (opens UPI)

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    SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 ship Saturday morning from California with a secret mission for the U.S. military. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 7 a.m. PDT

  2. KTLA Los Angeles

    SpaceX launches mysterious U.S. Space Force mission from California (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    SpaceX launched a mysterious, classified U.S. Space Force mission from California Saturday morning, with little publicly known about what was sent into orbit or where it was headed. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the USSF-385 mission lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on California’s Central Co…

  3. New York Post

    Mystery surrounds classified SpaceX rocket launch off California coast (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    SpaceX has sent a national security mission to orbit.

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