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Space

Space Systems Command Awards ULA and SpaceX Launch Task Orders

By Rachel Jewett

Friday, May 27th, 2022

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Space Systems Command Awards ULA and SpaceX Launch Task Orders

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV carrying the second GPS III satellite lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Aug. 22, 2019 (ULA Photo)

Space Systems Command ordered five launches from United Launch Alliance (ULA) and three launches from SpaceX for national security missions on May 26. ULA was awarded five missions using the Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle — GPS III-7, USSF-23, USSF-43, WGS-11+, and USSF-16. SpaceX was awarded three missions on the Falcon 9 launch vehicle — USSF-124, USSF-62, and one Space Development Agency Tranche 1 mission. These missions are planned to launch over the next two years. These orders are part of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase…

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