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U.S. Space Force

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gov defenseFounded 2019
Washington, D.C., United States
www.spaceforce.mil/
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Starfish Space’s first two Otter missions for Intelsat and the U.S. Space Force will launch to geostationary orbit in 2026 and begin providing services thereafter.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralNov 13, 2024Starfish Space secures million$$ in new funding to advance Otter development

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command Innovation Development Branch partnered with Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, to develop and complete the Tetra-1 mission.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipNov 12, 2024USSF’s Space Systems Command’s Tetra-1 satellite is mission complete

The U.S. Space Force could see increased funding as part of broader efforts to enhance national security.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipNov 12, 2024Space and defense sectors brace for potential Trump policy shifts

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command is the field command responsible for acquiring, developing, and delivering resilient space capabilities for the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralNov 12, 2024USSF’s Space Systems Command’s Tetra-1 satellite is mission complete

Firefly Aerospace demonstrated responsive space capability with the Alpha launch of the Space Force’s Victus Nox mission in September 2023, launching a spacecraft on a 24-hour callup.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralNov 12, 2024Firefly Aerospace raises $175 million

SPHEREx will launch in April 2025 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base with the NASA heliophysics mission PUNCH flying as a secondary payload.

Mentioned as: space forceTechnical ProductNov 12, 2024SPHEREx remains on track after reaction wheel issue

After instrument integration, Millennium Space Systems will perform environmental testing and deliver the TRACERS spacecraft to Vandenberg Space Force Base for a projected 2025 launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 to sun-synchronous orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipNov 12, 2024Millennium Space delivers two spacecraft for upcoming NASA mission

Neutron is eligible to compete for missions under the United States Space Force’s OSP-4 program, which is a separate $986,000,000 IDIQ contract.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative FinancialNov 12, 2024Rocket Lab Signs Multi-Launch Contract for Neutron with Confidential Commercial Satellite Constellation Operator

Rocket Lab is positioned to on-ramp to the U.S. Space Force’s National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Lane 1 program, which began accepting proposals in November 2024 for an IDIQ contract valued at $5,600,000,000 over five years.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative FinancialNov 12, 2024Rocket Lab Announces Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results, Posts 55% Year-on-Year Growth and Guides to Record Revenue in Q4

Tetra-1 provided training and experimental opportunities for more than 250 U.S. Space Force Guardians and Airmen.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralNov 12, 2024USSF’s Space Systems Command’s Tetra-1 satellite is mission complete

A Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday, 2024-11-07 at 3:19 p.m. ET.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2024SpaceX finally launches Starlink Group 9-10 of 20 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell — now four launches from DTC goal

The U.S. Space Force space tracking cataloged the four PIESAT-2 satellites in roughly 515 by 535-kilometer sun-synchronous orbits.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductNov 9, 2024Long March 2C launches 4 PIESAT-2 commercial radar satellites

Falcon 9 launched 20 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, 2024-11-08 at 10:14 p.m. PT.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2024SpaceX finally launches Starlink Group 9-10 of 20 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell — now four launches from DTC goal

SpaceX is targeting a Falcon 9 launch from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base for Monday, 2024-11-11 to deploy Group 9-11 of Starlink smallsats with a launch window from 9:07 p.m. to 1:07 a.m. PST.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipNov 7, 2024SpaceX’s calendar fills up quickly with a variety of missions including a Sixth Integrated Flight Test and Direct to Cell smallsats

Former President Donald Trump established the US Space Force and reestablished US Space Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralNov 4, 2024The case for space policy stability in the next administration

The U.S. Space Force selected Rocket Lab to build and launch Victus Haze, a 2025 in-space surveillance mission that will demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations with a True Anomaly satellite.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipNov 4, 2024Rocket Lab confirms plan to bid for Pentagon launch contracts with new medium rocket

Rocket Lab received $24,000,000 from the U.S. Space Force to support work on Neutron’s second stage.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipNov 4, 2024Rocket Lab confirms plan to bid for Pentagon launch contracts with new medium rocket

The U.S. Space Force requires Lane 1 bidders to be ready for a first launch by December 2025.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralNov 4, 2024Rocket Lab confirms plan to bid for Pentagon launch contracts with new medium rocket

The US Space Force and US Space Command support military space technologies and national security satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralNov 4, 2024The case for space policy stability in the next administration

Astranis will work through the concept phase to advance its R-GPS design ahead of USSF plans to build and launch a proliferated fleet of more than 20 small GPS satellites.

Mentioned as: USSFOrg RelationshipNov 4, 2024Astranis to develop next-generation Resilient GPS satellites for U.S.S.F.’s Space Systems Command
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