The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is the space service branch of the U.S. Department of Defense, established in December 2019. Its primary role is to organize, train, and equip space forces to protect U.S. and allied interests in space by ensuring space superiority. The USSF manages space launch operations, satellite operations, space environment surveillance, and satellite defense, and partners with organizations like NASA on space domain awareness and planetary defense. Key areas of focus include missile warning, satellite communications, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services.
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Vandenberg Space Force Base has hosted 740 rocket launches.
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, 2024-01-13 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida with liftoff targeted for 7:52 p.m. ET.
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, 2024-01-14 for a Falcon 9 launch of Group 7-10’s 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with liftoff targeted for 12:59 a.m. PT.
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, 2024-01-11 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base with liftoff targeted for 12:59 a.m. PT.
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, 2024-01-14 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, 2024-01-13 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida with liftoff targeted for 7:52 p.m. ET and backup opportunities until 11:50 p.m. ET.
SpaceX cited unfavorable weather conditions for delaying a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, 2024-01-14 for a Falcon 9 launch of Group 7-10’s 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The I3E environment can scale to support additional critical Space Force locations as it expands.
SpaceX targeted Tuesday, 2024-01-09 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base with liftoff targeted for 9:06 p.m. PT and backup opportunities available until 11:28 p.m. PT.
Space Systems Command renewed its partnership with Microsoft Corporation to apply commercial innovations to Space Force missions.
Sidus Space is preparing a satellite constellation scheduled to launch in March 2024 with LizzieSat-1 on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
SpaceX targeted Thursday, 2024-01-11 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base with liftoff slated for 12:59 a.m. PT and an additional opportunity on Friday, 2024-01-12 at 12:59 a.m. PT if needed.
United Launch Alliance launched its next-generation Vulcan rocket on 2024-01-08 at 2:18 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The I3E contract aims to mature the digital ecosystem’s capabilities and enhance the Space Force’s mission effectiveness.
U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson handed over command of U.S. Space Command to U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting on 2024-01-10 at Peterson Space Force Base outside Colorado Springs.
The Biden administration announced in July 2023 that U.S. Space Command’s headquarters would remain at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs.
SpaceX is targeting Friday, 2024-01-12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
I3E is constructed on an Azure cloud infrastructure and supports a wide range of Space Force missions.
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, 2024-01-11 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.