Top-secret SpaceX mission to launch from California

SpaceX is set to blast off a Falcon 9 rocket from California Saturday night on a secretive military mission. Little is known about the details, dubbed USSF-366, including what exactly is tucked inside the two-stage rocket. Spectators watch as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, carrying a payload of Starlink internet satellites into low orbit, in Lompoc, California, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Represented by ZUMA Press, Inc.) ZUMAPRESS.com The rocket is scheduled to launch at 6:50 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc. If the launch is scrubbed, SpaceX has another shot Sunday at 2:38 p.m. The classified mission could involve deploying a batch of military satellites into low-Earth orbit, according to several spaceflight outlets. SpaceX announced la