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Launch Date
1/1/2023
Launch Site
Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
, US
Launch Vehicle
Firefly Alpha (Alpha Family)
Space Systems Command awarded a launch service task order to Firefly Space Transport Services on 2022-09-29 for a single launch service for the VICTUS NOX mission.
Space Systems Command awarded a task order to Millennium Space Systems on 2022-08-15 to deliver the space and ground systems for VICTUS NOX.
The U.S. Space Force plans to launch the small-satellite mission Victus Nox in 2023 to test compressed payload deployment timelines.
The contract for the Victus Nox mission was awarded on 2022-09-30 to launch services provider Firefly Aerospace and satellite manufacturer Millennium Space.
Firefly and Millennium completed multiple rehearsals for VICTUS NOX that included packing and delivering a satellite mockup to Firefly’s integration facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base to practice launch operations within a 24-hour timeframe.
Firefly Aerospace launched the Victus Nox responsive launch mission for the U.S. Space Force on 2023-09-14 on an Alpha rocket.
Firefly Aerospace launched the Victus Nox mission for the U.S. Space Force on 2023-09-14, successfully placing a satellite built by Millennium Space into orbit.
Millennium Space produced a satellite for the Victus Nox mission that launched aboard a Firefly Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in September 2023.
Firefly supported the U.S. Space Force VICTUS NOX mission in September 2023 with a launch conducted following a 24-hour notice.
Firefly launched the U.S. Space Force’s VICTUS NOX mission in September 2023 following a 24-hour notice.