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’.
TBD
Status: To Be Determined
Class: normal
Launch T0: June 30, 2025, midnight
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
Tracking of on-board satellites will be available after the rocket launch date (June 30, 2025).
Launch statistics
Launch statistics will be available after the rocket launch date (June 30, 2025).
Latest news about the launch
News about the space mission ‘Vulcan VC4S | USSF-106’ are fetched daily from the best sources online.
ULA begins de-stacking Vulcan rocket, pivots to Atlas 5 launch of Amazon’s Kuiper satellites for first 2025 mission
The change in manifest comes as the U.S. Space Force’s Assured Access to Space continues the certification process for the Vulcan rocket. United Launch Alliance will begin stacking an Atlas rocket in the coming weeks.
Space Force says first national security Vulcan launch now anticipated in spring 2025
The first mission for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket as part of the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 contract will be USSF-106. ULA began stacking the rocket that will support this mission in October 2024.
Rocket Report: Next Vulcan launch slips into 2025; Starship gets a green light
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