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United Launch Alliance is the launch provider for the USSF-87 mission.
The launch of the United Launch Alliance Vulcan carrying the USSF-87 mission is delayed to no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.
The US Space Force must address satellite refueling as a key area for future operations.
CSG-FM3 was launched on 2 January from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The USSF Oracle program, led by the Air Force Research Laboratory, plans to launch several space-domain-awareness satellites in the coming years.
The USSF-87 mission is scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The small size of the US Space Force has limited its ability to consider its role in future lunar and nearby operations.
General Shawn Bratton is the deputy chief of operations of the US Space Force.
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket will carry the USSF-87 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command.
The United States Space Force is distilling its future operational needs and determining what platforms, support structures, and workforce will be necessary to maintain U.S. space superiority through 2040.
General Shawn Bratton called for the US Space Force to expand its cislunar planning and for companies supporting NASA and conducting commercial lunar efforts to consider how the Department of Defense could leverage their work.
A US Space Force strategic document addressing future operational needs and force structure is expected to be published in 2026.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is working with the US Space Force and NASA to create the mapping infrastructure needed for a GPS-like navigation capability to support lunar navigation.
The Starlink 17-20 mission will launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The first four DiskSats were successfully launched on December 18, 2025, aboard Rocket Lab's Electron rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia, as part of the United States Space Force's STP-S30 mission.
The Space Force traded a GPS III mission from a Vulcan to a Falcon 9 and exchanged a later GPS IIIF mission from a Falcon Heavy to a Vulcan to retain mission flexibility.
The Space Force pre-postured equipment and streamlined contractual vehicles to shorten the timeline for integrating high-value assets with launch vehicles.
Slingshot Aerospace intends TALOS to serve as a coordinating layer for threat behaviors and scenario logic while allowing the Space Force to plug in new sensors, data systems, and AI tools.
SV09 will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Slingshot Aerospace is positioning TALOS as a core element in a broader ecosystem of training systems, data sources, and AI capabilities for the U.S. Space Force.