Feb. 24, 2026 USSF expands Space Domain Awareness Accelerator through Texas Space Commission grant to UT Austin The Texas Space Commission (TSC), in partnership with U.S. Space Force (USSF), will significantly expand the USSF Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Tools, Applications, and Processing (TAP) Lab delivering continued integration of emerging technologies to outpace sophisticated adversaries, bolster the
Feb. 12, 2026 U. S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and United Launch Alliance successfully launch USSF-87 mission aboard a Vulcan Rocket The U.S. Space Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) launch team successfully launched the USSF-87 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida using a ULA Vulcan Centaur for this National Security Space Launch program.
Feb. 10, 2026 Space Systems Command, Mission Partners Prepares USSF-87 for National Space Security Launch on ULA’s Vulcan Centaur SUMMARY: The primary payload on USSF-87 is the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) space system. GSSAP is a space-based capability operating in a near-geosynchronous orbit supporting the U.S. Space Command space surveillance operations as dedicated Space Surveillance Network
Jan. 28, 2026 U. S. Space Force Field Commands successfully launch GPS III Space Vehicle 09 into orbit The Space Force launched a Lockheed Martin-built Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite, named in honor of NASA astronaut Col. Ellison Onizuka, into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Jan. 22, 2026 U.S. Space Force Field Commands Prepare GPS III Launch to Enhance Warfighter Capabilities Global Positioning System (GPS) III Space Vehicle (SV)09, named in honor of U.S. Air Force test pilot and NASA space shuttle Challenger astronaut Col. Ellison Onizuka, will be the next advanced Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) satellite launched into orbit from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-40
Jan. 9, 2026 Space Systems Command Awards Task Orders to Launch Missile Warning and Missile Tracking Space Space Systems Command looks to enhance missile warning and missile tracking capability through award of latest National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 task orders.
Dec. 29, 2025 U.S. Space Force, Falcon ExoDynamics, and The Aerospace Corporation’s Handle to Leverage Modular Open System Architecture for Future National Security Space Needs United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Space Safari Office has awarded a contract to upgrade its Handle systems to serve as a commercial source. Handle 2.0 will provide modular open system interface electronics for the Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) VICTUS SALO2
Dec. 29, 2025 Space Systems Command Stands up Space Combat Power System Delta New System Delta activated to support Soace Combat Power Program Executive Office portfolio. The stand up synchronizes acquisition efforts for critical space system capabilities and facilitates greater collaboration with Combat Forces Command’s Mission Deltas to improve mission readiness.
Dec. 18, 2025 Space Force delivers experimental capabilities to orbit under the DoW Space Test Program The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) successfully launched the Department of War’s (DoW) Space Test Program (STP) S30 mission to deliver four Research and Development (R&D) satellites to low-Earth orbit (LEO) aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket at ≈ 12:00 AM EDT from Launch
Dec. 17, 2025 Space Systems Command Stands Up System Delta 80 Space Systems Command activated System Delta 80 to support the Assured Access to Space (AATS) Program Executive Office portfolio. This activation synchronizes acquisition efforts that support the nation’s mobility in, from, and to space.