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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The second batch of U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency Tranche 1, Transport Layer communications satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 28 Starlink smallsats Group 11-19 to low-Earth orbit on Saturday at 4:46 PM – 8:46 PM PDT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
SpaceX plans to launch 28 Starlink satellites at 5:27 a.m. EDT Thursday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Pad 40 in Florida.
The Falcon 9 lifted off at 11:27 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 28 Starlink smallsats Group 10-52 to low-Earth orbit on Thursday at 2:27 AM – 3:42 AM PDT from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The launch took place from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The United States Space Force awarded a $44.6 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Firm Fixed Price Phase III Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Agreement to Muon Space.
On Thursday, October 16 at 5:27 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
On Wednesday, October 15 at 4:06 p.m. PT, SpaceX launched the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 data transport mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
On Saturday, SpaceX's Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 28 Starlink smallsats Group 11-19 from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 4:46 PM – 8:46 PM PDT.
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 4:06 p.m. PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base's Pad 4E.
Tranche 1 Transport Layer C is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation.
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, October 15 at 4:03 p.m. PT for a Falcon 9 launch of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 data transport mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Falcon 9 launched the KF-03 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on October 13 at 9:58 p.m. ET.
USSF has realigned its acquisition authorities to streamline decision making and eliminate inefficiencies.
USSF Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant presided over the ceremony welcoming USSF Col. A.J. Ashby as the commander of SYD 88.
The Florida launch will deploy 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX plans to launch Project Kuiper KF-03 on Monday around 8:41 p.m. EDT from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The PTS-G program is crucial for providing secure, reliable, and cost-effective communication capabilities to support evolving USSF and U.S. Department of War missions.
The contract positions Viasat as a potential end-to-end satellite manufacturer for the USSF.