July 17, 2026 U. S. Space Force successfully launches additional Tranche 1 satellites, expands Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) and the Space Development Agency (SDA) launched the SDA’s Tranche 1 (T1) Transport Layer-E (T1TL-E) mission at 1:32 p.m. PDT Thursday, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. The
July 8, 2026 Space Access Awards 2 Contracts to On-Ramp New Providers to National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 Two additional space launch providers are being added to the NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 contract, bringing the total to seven providers in an effort to strengthen and diversify our Nation’s access to space.
Dec. 17, 2024 USSF field commands successfully launch GPS III, demonstrating expedited launch capabilities The mission successfully achieved a complex effort across multiple Space Force organizations to pull an existing GPS III satellite from storage, accelerate integration and launch vehicle readiness, and rapidly process for launch.