Tag: Space Systems Command
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Sedaro Wins Up to $45 Million to Expand Space Force Mission Analysis Platform
Space software company Sedaro has secured an award valued at up to $45 million to expand a mission analysis platform that allows the U.S. Space Force to evaluate how satellites, sensors, communications networks and other capabilities perform together. The commitment represents a substantial investment in a software-focused space contractor and reinforces the service’s effort to…
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Space Force Clears Critical Design Review for 10 BAE Systems MEO Missile-Tracking Satellites
The U.S. Space Force has completed the critical design review for the first two orbital planes of its Epoch 2 medium Earth orbit missile-warning and tracking constellation, Space Systems Command announced Sept. 8. The review covers 10 satellites being developed with BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems and clears the program to begin spacecraft assembly,…
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Space Force Expands Space-Based Air Tracking Vendor Pool to 12 Companies
The U.S. Space Force’s Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator program has expanded to 12 participating companies, with Blue Origin, Boeing and commercial radar-satellite operator Umbra appearing in public contract records alongside nine previously identified vendors. The broader supplier pool gives the service additional spacecraft, sensor, processing and integration options as it works toward fielding an…
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Space Force Deploys Project Enigma Digital Engineering Platform for Nuclear Command Satellite Program
Space Systems Command has placed a secure digital engineering environment into operation to support development of the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications system, the U.S. Space Force’s next-generation satellite network for nuclear command, control and communications. Announced on July 28, 2026, Project Enigma connects contractor engineering environments with a government-hosted platform designed for classified collaboration. The…
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Rocket Lab Launches U.S. Space Force Mission in Under 17 Hours After Call-Up
Rocket Lab has successfully launched a responsive space mission for the U.S. Space Force, deploying a spacecraft less than 17 hours after receiving a launch order as part of the Victus Haze mission. The mission, conducted under the U.S. Space Force’s Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) program, lifted off aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from…
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Space Systems Command Expands COMSO Working Capital Fund
How is Space Systems Command streamlining commercial space acquisitions? Space Systems Command’s Commercial Space Office (COMSO) is expanding its Working Capital Fund and finalizing Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR) funding structures to accelerate commercial space acquisitions for national security missions. The initiative aims to reduce procurement timelines from traditional multi-year defense contracting cycles to months,…
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ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Completes Space Force Mission Despite Booster Anomaly
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket successfully carried multiple U.S. Space Force payloads to geosynchronous orbit on Feb. 12, despite encountering a performance anomaly with one of its solid rocket boosters early in flight, the company said. The mission, designated USSF-87, lifted off shortly after 4 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on…
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DiskSat Gains Commercial Traction After Successful Launch to Orbit
A newly developed disc-shaped satellite platform known as DiskSat has entered commercial use shortly after reaching orbit, with two companies signing agreements to adapt the design for specialized missions. Developed with support from NASA and the Space Systems Command, DiskSat is engineered for rapid deployment via rideshare launches and optimized for operations in very low…
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Vulcan suffers solid rocket booster problem during USSF-87 launch
An anomalous plume is visible from one of the Vulcan’s solid rocket motors during the launch of the USSF-87 mission on Feb. 12, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. United Launch Alliance said an issue affected one of the four solid rocket boosters that helped propel its Vulcan rocket into space Thursday on a mission for…
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ULA to launch geosynchronous orbit surveillance satellite for the U.S. Space Force
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket, designation V-005, is seen at the pad at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station prior to the launch of the USSF-87 mission for the U.S. Space Force. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now United Launch Alliance is gearing up for a predawn launch of its Vulcan rocket on…