Tag: US Space Force
US Space Force’s new missile warning satellite payload passes critical design...
Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace have completed the critical design review for the Next-Gen OPIR Geosynchronous GEO mission payload.
US launches 6 space missions in single day
The events included the first satellite missions for the Space Development Agency as well as the first Pentagon launch to use VOX Space’s “LauncherOne”.
US Space Force launches fifth GPS III satellite with reused booster
The satellite was carried to orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, marking the first National Security Space Launch to use a reusable booster.
US Space Force tests tactically responsive launch concept with Pegasus XL...
The satellite launch with Northrop Grumman's air-launched three-staged rocket was the first mission supported by SMC’s new Space Safari Program Office.
Logistics via rockets becomes US Air Force’s fourth Vanguard program
Rocket Cargo will explore the possibilities of leveraging new commercial rocket capabilities for the Pentagon's logistics missions.
US Space Force awards contracts for missile track custody prototype
The US Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has awarded two contracts for the missile track custody prototype effort.
US Space Force launching first satellites on VOX Space’s LauncherOne in...
The launch in June will be the first time the Pentagon is using VOX Space’s “LauncherOne” air-launch system, which deploys from a modified 747 aircraft.
US Space Force successfully launches fifth SBIRS missile warning satellite
An Atlas V rocket launched the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO) missile warning satellite into orbit on May 18.
ULA, SpaceX get $385M for four US Space Force mission launches
SpaceX will support two missions with its Falcon 9 launch vehicle, while ULA will support another with its Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle.
US Space Force launches first SRP-4 experimental payload
The US Space Force and the Space and Missile Systems Center's Launch Enterprise have launched an experimental research payload for the Air...
