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U.S. Space Force

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Washington, D.C., United States
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The Falcon 9 first stage that supported the Ovzon 3 mission landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida following stage separation.

Mentioned as: space forceTechnical ProductJan 3, 2024UPDATE #4 SpaceX launches the Ovzon 3 revolutionary geostationary communications satellite

RED SKIES supports building service orbital warfare experience through simulation with the intent to develop a live-fly on-orbit exercise capability for the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJan 3, 2024Inaugural exercise RED SKIES elevates USSF readiness

SpaceX launched the Ovzon 3 mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, 2024-01-03 at 6:04 p.m. ET.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJan 3, 2024UPDATE #4 SpaceX launches the Ovzon 3 revolutionary geostationary communications satellite

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command selected Orion Space Solutions and subcontractors Hera Systems, Booz Allen Hamilton, SCOUT Space, Sedaro, Utah State University, and ICR, Inc. to design, develop, and demonstrate the Tetra-5 spacecraft and autonomous collaboration capabilities.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralJan 3, 2024Orion Space Solutions Completes Critical Design Review on SSC's Tetra-5 Program

The pair of Falcon Heavy side boosters used on USSF-52 completed their fifth launch and landing together after previously supporting USSF-44, USSF-67, Hughes JUPTER 3, and NASA’s Psyche mission.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJan 1, 2024UPDATE 6: Success as SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches USSF-52’s secret payload

Cert-1 is the first of two flight tests required for ULA’s certification process with the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJan 1, 2024UPDATE 3: T-minus one week until ULA’s launch of Vulcan rocket

Falcon Heavy launched the USSF-52 mission to orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, 2023-12-28 at 8:07 p.m. ET.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJan 1, 2024UPDATE 6: Success as SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches USSF-52’s secret payload

SpaceX stood down from a Falcon Heavy launch of USSF-52 to perform additional system checkouts prior to the successful 2023-12-28 launch.

Mentioned as: ussfTechnical ProductJan 1, 2024UPDATE 6: Success as SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches USSF-52’s secret payload

SpaceX targeted no earlier than Thursday, 2023-12-28 with a four-hour launch window opening at 7:00 p.m. ET for Falcon Heavy to launch USSF-52, with a backup opportunity on Friday, 2023-12-29 during the same window.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJan 1, 2024UPDATE 6: Success as SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches USSF-52’s secret payload

The U.S. Space Force tracked three objects in roughly 930 by 940-kilometer orbits with an inclination of 50 degrees following the 2023-12-29 Long March 2C launch.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 31, 2023Chinese satellite internet mission rounds off record year for global launches

The Falcon Heavy side boosters that landed on the USSF-52 mission previously supported the USSF-44, USSF-67, Hughes JUPTER 3, and NASA Psyche missions.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 29, 2023SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Successfully Deploys U.S. Military Spaceplane

X-37B Mission 7, also designated OTV-7, will expand the United States Space Force’s knowledge of the space environment by experimenting with future space domain awareness technologies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanDec 29, 2023SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Successfully Deploys U.S. Military Spaceplane

SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy carrying the USSF-52 mission from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 2023-12-28 at 8:07 p.m. ET.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipDec 29, 2023SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Successfully Deploys U.S. Military Spaceplane

The Falcon Heavy side boosters that supported the USSF-52 launch completed their fifth launch and landing on the 2023-12-28 mission.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipDec 29, 2023SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Successfully Deploys U.S. Military Spaceplane

USSF-124 will launch to a low orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 28, 2023Pentagon agencies team up in upcoming launch of hypersonic tracking satellites

Firefly launched the Victus Nox responsive space demonstration for the U.S. Space Force successfully three months before the 2023-12-22 launch.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 23, 2023Firefly Alpha upper stage malfunction puts payload into wrong orbit

The U.S. Senate on 2023-12-19 confirmed eleven senior officers to four-star rank, including Space Force leaders Gen. Michael Guetlein and Gen. Stephen Whiting.

Mentioned as: Space ForceTechnical ProductDec 20, 2023Senate confirms senior military leaders, including two four-star Space Force generals

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan VC2S rocket will launch the Certification-1 (Cert-1) mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Mentioned as: space forceTechnical ProductDec 20, 2023UPDATE 2 ULA’s Vulcan rocket now atop the launch vehicle

Planned remaining launches in 2023 included the Space Force X-37B mission, additional Starlink missions, SARah launches, and the Ovzon-3 communications satellite.

Mentioned as: Space ForceTechnical ProductDec 19, 2023SpaceX to just miss goal of 100 Falcon launches in 2023

A Falcon Heavy launch of the U.S. Space Force X-37B spaceplane from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center was scrubbed on 2023-12-11 because of a ground equipment issue and was delayed to no earlier than 2023-12-28 reportedly because of issues with the rocket.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipDec 19, 2023SpaceX to just miss goal of 100 Falcon launches in 2023
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