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 Delta family of launch vehicles has flown 388 launches in total, including 293 from the East Coast and 95 from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The NROL-70 launch is planned to lift off from Space Launch Complex-37 (SLC-37) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
United Launch Alliance launches Delta IV vehicles from SLC-37 at Cape Canaveral and from SLC-6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
SpaceX conducted another Falcon 9 launch early Friday, 2024-04-05 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station that was the company’s 23rd launch of the year.
SpaceX delayed the Friday Starlink launch and is targeting Saturday, 2024-04-06 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
SpaceX targeted 2024-04-05 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including six with Direct to Cell capabilities, from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The $25,500,000 Space Mobility and Logistics prototyping project is funded by the U.S. Space Force and led by prime contractor Astroscale U.S.
SpaceX conducted its 23rd launch of the year on 2024-04-05 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The $25,500,000 Space Mobility and Logistics prototyping project is funded by the U.S. Space Force and led by prime contractor Astroscale U.S.
A batch of Starlink v2 Mini satellites is scheduled to launch on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station SLC-40 during the window spanning Thursday–Friday, 2024-04-04–5, 2024, 11:14 p.m. to 3:45 a.m. PDT.
SpaceX was preparing two additional Falcon 9 launches for the same weekend: a Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base designated Starlink 8-1 and a rideshare mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center called Bandwagon-1.
The NROL-70 mission was to launch from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
There have been 44 Delta IV launches to date, all successful, for customers including the Air Force, Space Force, National Reconnaissance Office, NASA, and commercial entities.
The Delta family of launch vehicles has totaled 388 launches to date, with 293 launches from the East Coast and 95 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Space Systems Command (SSC) of the U.S. Space Force, the National Reconnaissance Office, and United Launch Alliance prepared to launch NROL-70 aboard the final Delta IV Heavy from SLC-37B at Cape Canaveral.
SpaceX conducted a Starlink launch on 2024-04-01 from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Officials from the USSF have indicated readiness to perform in-space personnel recovery operations.
Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit on Monday, 2024-04-01 at 7:30 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
SpaceX intended to launch another batch of 22 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base after the 2024-03-30 Florida launch, targeting 11:54 p.m. ET for that West Coast launch.
Sejong-1 launched in May 2022 on SpaceX’s Transporter-5 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.