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U.S. Space Force

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The NROL-77 mission is preparing for launch from Cape Canaveral with a joint operation involving SpaceX, the U.S. Space Force, and the National Reconnaissance Office.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductDec 9, 2025SpaceX prepara il lancio della missione NROL-77 con Falcon 9

The NROL-77 mission marks an advancement in collaboration between SpaceX, the U.S. Space Force, and the National Reconnaissance Office.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductDec 9, 2025SpaceX prepara il lancio della missione NROL-77 con Falcon 9

The NRO and USSF SSC maintain a close working partnership.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 9, 2025RT by @GewoonLukas_: MISSION SUCCESS: NROL-77 launched today at 2:16 p.m. ET on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This successful mission highlights the close working partnership between NRO and @USSF_SSC. Press release: https://bit.ly/4pttbex

The U.S. Space Force’s Combat Forces Command formally took operational acceptance of the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) system on December 4, 2025.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipDec 8, 2025US Space Force Combat Forces Command Declares Operational Acceptance of Long Range Discrimination Radar

SITH is the latest of three core EMSS agreements between Iridium and the US Space Force, alongside the EMSS Airtime Contract and the Capabilities and Security Sustainment Services Contract awarded in April 2024.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 8, 2025Iridium wins five year US Space Force contract to upgrade EMSS infrastructure

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Muon Space $44.6 million in funding for an on-orbit prototype demonstration of a dual-use space-based environmental monitoring capability.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductDec 8, 2025Latest News

The LRDR system advances the Space Force’s Missile Warning, Tracking, and Targeting mission area.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 8, 2025US Space Force Combat Forces Command Declares Operational Acceptance of Long Range Discrimination Radar

The company is under contract to establish the ground Operations and Integration segment for Tranche 1 of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, linking its network operations expertise to wider US Space Force architectures.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 8, 2025Iridium wins five year US Space Force contract to upgrade EMSS infrastructure

The Missile Defense Agency issued unpublicized Other Transaction Agreement awards in coordination with the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 5, 2025USSF/MDA Quietly Issues “Golden Dome” Space-Based Interceptor Award

The U.S. Space Force is leveraging Anduril’s Lattice OS to create cheaper, mass-producible interceptors.

Mentioned as: space forceNarrative GeneralDec 5, 2025USSF/MDA Quietly Issues “Golden Dome” Space-Based Interceptor Award

A pair of synthetic aperture radar spacecraft were launched on 28 November 2025 on SpaceX's Transporter-15 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 5, 2025Greece deploys first national ICEYE radar satellites for disaster monitoring

The NROL-77 mission marks the 4th launch of the National Reconnaissance Office in partnership with the United States Space Force's Space Systems Command in 2025.

Mentioned as: United States Space ForceTechnical ProductDec 5, 2025RT by @GewoonLukas_: LAUNCH UPDATE: NROL-77 is scheduled to launch on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station NET December 9. This mission is NRO’s 10th and final launch of 2025 and 4th this year in partnership with @USSF_SSC. 🤝

Iridium Communications has a long-standing and strategic partnership with the U.S. Space Force centered around the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductDec 4, 2025Iridium was awarded a new infrastructure contract

Iridium communications are crucial for the USSF and Department of Defense users operating in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 4, 2025Iridium was awarded a new infrastructure contract

The U.S. Space Force depends on Iridium for specific capabilities unmatched by other providers.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 4, 2025Iridium was awarded a new infrastructure contract

The authorization is a strategic development for both SpaceX and the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 4, 2025SpaceX Starship Authorized for Operations at SLC-37

Sedaro's simulation architecture is trusted by the U.S. Space Force, Space Development Agency, NASA, and leading primes.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 4, 2025Shield AI Expands into Space Domain with Sedaro

The ECS3 contract focuses on sustaining the USSF's Iridium infrastructure, including daily operations, maintenance, and security sustainment.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 4, 2025Iridium was awarded a new infrastructure contract

The Zhuque-3 second stage has been catalogued by US Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 3, 2025As for the Zhuque-3 second stage, that has now been catalogued by US Space Force in a 142 by 1,402-kilometre orbit inclined by 57 degrees. That wouldn't be a useful orbit, but that perigee means it's going to reenter the atmosphere in the near future and not be a menace in LEO.

The fifth Varda mission, W-5, successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California.

Mentioned as: United States Space ForceOrg RelationshipDec 3, 2025Fifth Varda Mission Launched from California
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