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U.S. Space Force

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SpaceX launched ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Lunar Flashlight to a lunar transfer orbit on 2022-12-11 at 2:38 a.m. ET from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanDec 11, 2022UPDATE 2: ispace’s HAKUTOR-R mission 1 successfully launched by SpaceX

HAKUTO-R Mission 1 was launched on 2022-12-11 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanDec 11, 2022ispace Mission 1 Lander Status Update

The 2023 NDAA directs the U.S. Space Force to work with commercial launch providers on new concepts of operations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanDec 7, 2022NDAA compromise bill wants more focus on satellite protection, responsive launch

The U.S. Space Force established a new office focused on acquiring commercial services for space domain awareness.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 6, 2022Slingshot Aerospace completes $40.8 million funding round

Under a contract with the U.S. Space Force, Slingshot Aerospace developed a space digital twin to train military operators.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipDec 6, 2022Slingshot Aerospace completes $40.8 million funding round

The Space Force is seeking to deploy newer types of satellites with resiliency designed in from the beginning.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanDec 4, 2022U.S. Space Force chief: The use of space technology in Ukraine ‘is what we can expect in the future’

SpaceX participated in the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency missile-tracking and missile-detection constellation and partnered with Leidos to develop four classified infrared sensor satellites scheduled to launch before the end of the year.

Mentioned as: space forceOrg RelationshipDec 3, 2022SpaceX rolls out new business line focused on military satellite services

Lunar Flashlight is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on 2022-12-01.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanNov 30, 2022UPDATE 1: Ready for Falcon 9 push — NASA’s Lunar Flashlight smallsat now set for December 1st launch

The SWOT spacecraft is set to launch on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on 2022-12-15 following a three-day delay to provide additional time for prelaunch processing.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanNov 30, 2022France joins ASAT testing moratorium

The U.S. Space Force received initial images from a missile-warning satellite that launched in July.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative CapabilityNov 30, 2022Wide-Field-of-View missile warning satellite transmits first images

The U.S. Space Force started a program last year to demonstrate responsive launch and recently awarded contracts for a 2023 mission.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipNov 29, 2022U.S. Space Command supports use of ‘responsive launch’ to deter China and Russia

Rocket Lab’s 32 Electron missions from Launch Complex 1 delivered 152 satellites to orbit for customers including NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office, DARPA, the U.S. Space Force, and commercial constellation operators.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipNov 28, 2022Rocket Lab Completes Final Launch Rehearsal Ahead of its First Mission from US

The U.S. Space Force ordered three GPS 3F satellites from Lockheed Martin on 2022-11-28 for $744,000,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipNov 28, 2022Space Force orders three GPS satellites for $744 million

The Missile Track Custody program is key to the U.S. Space Force's digital engineering strategy, which utilizes a 'try before you buy' approach.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNoiseNov 28, 2022Millennium Space Systems completes the CDR for USSF’s MTC payload

The U.S. Space Force delivered the second and final Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R) military communications payloads for Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) on 2023-11-28.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipNov 28, 2022Space Force delivers final payload for Space Norway’s arctic broadband mission

The Space Force has launched five of the 10 GPS 3 model satellites it purchased.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanNov 28, 2022Space Force orders three GPS satellites for $744 million

Both EPS-R payloads are scheduled to launch to highly elliptical orbits in 2023 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanNov 28, 2022Space Force delivers final payload for Space Norway’s arctic broadband mission

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, completed a Critical Design Review for the U.S. Space Force's Missile Track Custody program mission payload.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative CapabilityNov 28, 2022Millennium Space Systems completes the CDR for USSF’s MTC payload

The Space Force exercised the fourth contract option awarded to Lockheed Martin under a 2018 agreement worth $7,200,000,000 for up to 22 satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipNov 28, 2022Space Force orders three GPS satellites for $744 million

The U.S. Space Force plans to seek industry bids next year for as many as four medium Earth orbit satellites for a projected multi-orbit overhead persistent infrared sensor architecture.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanNov 27, 2022Millennium Space’s missile-warning satellite clears design review
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