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The U.S. Space Force will assess FORGE C2 ground system designs in 2025 and select one or more designs to continue further development.
After completion of the Phase 1 early design activities, the Space Force will decide whether either company should continue to Phase 2 to further develop the new satellites to be named MUOS SV6 and MUOS SV7.
The MUOS satellites were originally acquired by the U.S. Navy and are now operated by the U.S. Space Force.
Omni Federal was one of four companies that won $9,700,000 contracts from the U.S. Space Force to develop competing ground systems for the FORGE C2 program.
The U.S. Space Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $66,000,000 contract to design a new narrowband communications satellite.
The Space Force awarded Blue Origin nearly $18,000,000 for National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 early integration studies.
Mission USSF-149 requires an additional study but may be performed concurrently with the early integration studies.
Orbit Fab won a contract to provide hydrazine for the U.S. Space Force Tetra-5 spacecraft.
The Space Force modified Blue Origin’s integration study contract on 2024-01-23 for an additional $17,000,000.
The Space Force awarded Blue Origin an integration study contract for $935,000 on 2023-12-18.
Two of the seven payloads, USSF-234 and NGP-1, are expected to be awarded in fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
Sidus Space plans to launch its satellite LizzieSat-1 on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California in March 2024.
On 2024-01-23 at 4:35 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The U.S. Space Force launched a small satellite on a Firefly Alpha rocket 27 hours after receiving launch orders in a demonstration of responsive launch.
The Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron estimated an 80% chance of 'go for launch' weather for the backup 2024-01-20 opportunity.
The United States Space Force is establishing Space Strategic Technology Institutes to address space science and technology challenges through a network of partnered universities.
Astroscale won a $25,500,000 contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop a refueling vehicle.
Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday, 2024-01-14 at 8:52 p.m. ET.
Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday, 2024-01-14 at 12:59 a.m. PT.
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, 2024-01-11 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base with liftoff targeted for 12:59 a.m. PT.