A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the USSF-627 mission for the U.S. Space Force from California on Nov. 11, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX)

SpaceX launched a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force from California tonight (Nov. 11), the second such flight for the company in a six-day span.

A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base tonight at 11:36 p.m. EST (8:36 p.m. local California time; 0136 GMT on Nov. 12), kicking off a mission called USSF-627.

Vandenberg hosted a similar liftoff less than a week ago: On Nov. 6, a Falcon 9 sent the USSF-432 mission skyward from the site, which lies on California's gorgeous but often foggy central coast.

A Falcon 9 first stage rests on a SpaceX drone ship shortly after launching the USSF-627 mission on Nov. 11, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX)

We don't know much about USSF-627 or USSF-432; both are classified.…