Vulcan VC4S | USSF-106
Launch information
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USSF-106 is a mission for the United States Space Force. The launch will deploy various payloads directly into geosynchronous orbit, including the NTS-3 (Navigation Technology Satellite 3), a demonstration navigation satellite testing a new digital signal generator that can be reprogrammed on-orbit to broadcast new signals, improve performance by avoiding and defeating interference, and adding signatures for detecting spoofing attacks.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Vulcan VC4S | USSF-106’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Aug. 13, 2025, 12:56 a.m.
Timezone: America/New_York
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
USSF-106 (GSO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
United Launch Alliance |
Rocket |
Vulcan VC4S |
Location |
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Pad |
Space Launch Complex 41 |
Type |
Government/Top Secret |
Orbit |
Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#7027
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Location Launch
#1045
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Pad Launch
#117
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Agency Launch
#167
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Orbital Launch
#178
Year 2025
Location Launch
#51
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Pad Launch
#3
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Agency Launch
#3
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Latest news about the launch
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Vulcan Begins Operational Missions
On August 12, 2025 at 8:56 p.m. EDT (0056 UTC), United Launch Alliance successfully launched its Vulcan Centaur VC4S vehicle from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for the USSF-106 mission.
LIVE COVERAGE! Vulcan Set To Launch First U.S. National Security Mission
LIVE COVERAGE! Vulcan Set To Launch First U.S. National Security Mission
ULA launches Vulcan rocket on first Space Force mission
Equipped with four solid-fuel strap-on boosters for additional takeoff power, the 198-foot-tall Vulcan's two methane-fueled BE-4 engines thundered to life at 8:56p.m. EDT, instantly propelling the rocket away from pad 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force ...
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