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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On September 21 at 6:53 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Teams from Sandia, Los Alamos, and the U.S. Space Force calibrated the system in June.
The launch was conducted in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30.
Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
AeroVironment, Inc. has received a firm-fixed-price contract option with the U.S. Space Force Space Rapid Capabilities Office for the delivery of two BADGER phased array antenna systems.
AeroVironment will deliver the first BADGER unit to the U.S. Space Force in the coming months.
The SCAR program will enhance satellite tracking, telemetry, and control capabilities for the Space Force.
SpaceX is targeting September 22 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-48 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The National Reconnaissance Office is scheduled to launch the NROL-48 mission in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30 and SpaceX on September 22.
AeroVironment is scaling BADGER production to match the operational tempo demanded by the Space Force.
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launched from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida with over 5,000 pounds of supplies for the orbiting laboratory.
The launch took place from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 24 Starlink small satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The mission NG-23 with Cygnus XL was launched by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The first stage booster previously launched NROL-69, CRS-32, GPS III-7, USSF-36, and three Starlink missions.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched 24 Starlink small satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on September 19 at 9:31 a.m. PT.
The Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL spacecraft launched with more than 11,000 pounds of cargo on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
SpaceX is a certified provider in the USSF's National Security Space Launch program, using its Falcon Heavy and Falcon 9 rockets to launch military and intelligence platforms into primarily Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
SpaceX regularly works with the United States Space Development Agency and the United States Space Force (USSF).