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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A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket will carry the USSF-87 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command.
The Starlink 17-20 mission will launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy is the acting service acquisition executive for the U.S. Space Force.
The mission is aligned with the United States Space Force's national security activities and has stringent operational requirements.
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has conducted preliminary planning for a potential increase in funding.
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command is building smaller satellites and ground systems and aims to field within three-year cycles.
SpaceX is targeting January 26, 2026 for the Falcon 9 launch of the U.S. Space Force's GPS III-9 mission.
In 2022, U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command received guidance from Frank Calvelli to move to fixed-price contracts and limit non-recurring engineering costs.
The first four DiskSats were successfully launched on December 18, 2025, aboard Rocket Lab's Electron rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia, as part of the United States Space Force's STP-S30 mission.
The United States has not filed for massive constellations through NASA or the Space Force due to limitations in state action.
The US Space Force's GPS III-9 satellite has been encapsulated into Falcon 9's fairing.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and Combat Forces Command confirmed the upcoming launch of the ninth Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite.
Slingshot Aerospace intends TALOS to serve as a coordinating layer for threat behaviors and scenario logic while allowing the Space Force to plug in new sensors, data systems, and AI tools.
Slingshot Aerospace is positioning TALOS as a core element in a broader ecosystem of training systems, data sources, and AI capabilities for the U.S. Space Force.
The Space Force pre-postured equipment and streamlined contractual vehicles to shorten the timeline for integrating high-value assets with launch vehicles.
The Space Force traded a GPS III mission from a Vulcan to a Falcon 9 and exchanged a later GPS IIIF mission from a Falcon Heavy to a Vulcan to retain mission flexibility.
SV09 will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Aalyria will work with the AFRL and the broader Space Force community to explore software-driven orchestration for assured, mission-aware connectivity for warfighters.
SpaceX's teams encapsulated the U.S. Space Force's GPS III-9 satellite into Falcon 9's fairing.
The SDA award is Starfish Space’s second contract with the U.S. Space Force.