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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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The first two WorldView Legion satellites were launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on 2024-05-02.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralJul 18, 2024Maxar Intelligence Releases First Images from Its Next-Generation WorldView Legion Satellites

The U.S. Department of Defense allocated approximately $28,900,000,000 to the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative FinancialJul 17, 2024Cascadia’s Advanced Manufacturing in Aerospace & Defense industry update

LinQuest supports the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Air Force, and other U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence agencies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralJul 17, 2024KBR to acquire LinQuest

iRocket signed a $1,800,000 TACFI contract with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command in 2023.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJul 16, 2024Former Rolls-Royce CTO joins iRocket Board of Directors

Air Marshal Paul Godfrey took a position with the U.S. Space Force headquarters staff on 2024-06-17.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralJul 15, 2024USSF has announced space staff, international partnership

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 with 20 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on 2024-07-11.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJul 12, 2024SpaceX’s rare failure as Thursday’s launch sends all 20 satellites to their demise

The Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission pair of communications satellites, planned to launch 2024-07 on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, is facing a near-term delay due to the anomaly.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJul 12, 2024Starlink satellites lost on Falcon 9 upper stage failure

In 2020, the U.S. Space Force selected General Atomics, Orion Space Solutions, and Raytheon Technologies to design a prototype Electro-Optical Weather System satellite.

Mentioned as: space forceTechnical ProductJul 11, 2024General Atomics to build second Space Force weather satellite

SpaceX launched 20 Starlink smallsats, including 13 Direct to Cell satellites, to low-Earth orbit on Thursday, 2024-07-11 from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Station in California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJul 11, 2024SpaceX finally launches 20 Starlink smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell on Thursday

The U.S. Space Force is purchasing small weather satellites to replace the larger spacecraft launched under the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJul 11, 2024General Atomics to build second Space Force weather satellite

The first stage booster for the SLC-40 mission previously launched Crew-6, mPOWER-B, USSF-124, and seven Starlink missions.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralJun 22, 2024SpaceX has two Sunday Starlink satellite launches from both coasts

Firefly Aerospace will launch Noise of Summer from the SLC-2 complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJun 22, 2024Firefly Aerospace Ready to Launch Alpha FLTA005 for NASA No Earlier Than June 26

The two ASBM satellites are set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as early as mid-July.

Mentioned as: space forceTechnical ProductJun 21, 2024Northrop Grumman delivers Arctic broadband satellites ahead of scheduled July launch

ASTRA 1P was successfully launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States at 5:35 pm local time.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJun 20, 2024SES’ ASTRA 1P launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket

Rocket Lab’s deployed satellites have included NASA missions to the Moon, National Reconnaissance Office missions, and Space Force missions supporting national security and defense.

Mentioned as: Space ForceTechnical ProductJun 20, 2024Rocket Lab’s CEO celebrates 50th Electron launch and successful ‘No Time Toulouse’ mission for Kinéis

Earlier 2024, Ursa Space secured a U.S. Space Force contract to provide SAR data in support of Japanese disaster relief efforts following an earthquake in January.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductJun 20, 2024Ursa Space partners with Japan’s NEC to deliver SAR data insights

The 2024-06-17 Mk21A flight test launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralJun 19, 2024Unannounced launch from Vandenberg of U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin flight test of future intercontinental ballistic missile reentry vehicle

SpaceX targeted Tuesday, 2024-06-18 for a Falcon 9 launch of the SES ASTRA 1P mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Mentioned as: space forceTechnical ProductJun 18, 2024SpaceX scrubs Tuesday’s SES ASTRA 1P launch until Junteenth, Florida weather permitting

The Falcon 9 for the SES ASTRA 1P mission will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJun 17, 2024SpaceX to launch two on Tuesday with SES ASTRA 1P mission from Florida

The spaceplane deployed an object into orbit that was first cataloged by U.S. Space Force space domain awareness teams on 2024-05-24.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralJun 13, 2024China’s secretive spaceplane conducts proximity operations with small spacecraft
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