Falcon 9 launches from California on classified mission for U.S. Space Force

SpaceX launched another batch of satellites for a clandestine U.S. Space Force program on a Falcon 9 rocket from California Friday afternoon. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 4:48 p.m. PST (7:48 p.m. EST / 0048 UTC). The rocket took a south-easterly trajectory on departure from the central California coast. The flight was originally scheduled for Nov. 1 but was delayed repeatedly, first due to delays of the Starlink 15-18 launch, and then for reasons that were not disclosed. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Nov 7)