(Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Aug. 5, 2025) – The launch of a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket carrying the U.S. Space Force (USSF)-106 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is planned for Tuesday, August 12, 2025, from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, pending range approval.
This is the first national security space launch aboard the certified Vulcan rocket. The Vulcan rocket will deploy the USSF-106 mission directly to geosynchronous (GEO) orbit using the high-performance Centaur V upperstage.
ULA continues to be a steadfast partner to the Space Force, fulfilling the rigorous, unique requirements needed to launch tremendous capabilities into space for national defense and the protection of our nation’s allies around the world.