A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-91 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off on September 24 at 3:25 p.m., PDT, from Space […]
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UPDATE 4: ULA launches the USSF / SSC SBIRS GEO 6 satellite — SSC + Lockheed Martin’s additional mission info…
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit-6 (SBIRS GEO 6) mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command lifted off […]
General Atomics satellite with Argos-4 payload completes pre-launch environmental testing
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully completed environmental testing of the company’s satellite platform and has integrated the Argos-4 hosted payload in preparation for a fall 2022 launch. GA-EMS […]
Space Systems Command’s next Industry Day to highlight Space Domain Awareness (SDA)
Space Systems Command (SSC) officials and other agencies involved in Space Domain Awareness (SDA) will meet with traditional and non-traditional space industry professionals July 28th in Colorado Springs to exchange […]
UPDATE 3: Via an Atlas V 541 rocket, ULA advances the USSF-12 mission to GEO + Northrop Grumman’s ESPAStar™ satellite
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 541 rocket has accomplished the launch of the USSF-12 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC). The USSF-12 features two […]
USSF Space Systems Command delivers the 6th + final SBIRS satellite for launch from Cape Canaveral SFS
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) successfully delivered the sixth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite (SBIRS GEO-6) to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on […]
CDR for NOAA’s SWFO-L1 spacecraft completed by Ball Aerospace + also building WSF-M satellite for USSF / SSC
Ball Aerospace successfully completed critical design review (CDR) for the NOAA Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) spacecraft — the company will now proceed with production, integration and testing of […]
BlueHalo Awarded Billion$ By USSF Space Rapid Capabilities Office
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Rapid Capabilities Office competitively awarded an Other Transaction Agreement for the Satellite Communications Augmentation Resource program to BlueHalo, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for $1.4 billion […]
AFSPACE Becomes The Fifth U.S. Space Command Service Component
The Department of Defense (DoD) has designated First Air Force as ‘Air Forces Space’ (AFSPACE) and the fifth service component to U.S. Space Command. The change postures First Air Force […]
SSC Awards TacRS-3 Task Order On OSP-4 Program To Emerging Small Launch Providers
The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) has released a solicitation for the Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS-3) launch service. The launch service designation […]