Against the backdrop of the Earth, Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha FLTA003 successfully deployed the VICTUS NOX satellite into orbit after launching Sept. 14 at 7:28 p.m. PDT from Space Launch Complex 2 West (SLC-2W) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. (Courtesy photo: Firefly Aerospace)
By Cal Biesecker |
@calvinb21
12 days ago |
09/15/2023
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Space Systems Command last Thursday evening successfully launched the VICTUS NOX tactically responsive space (TacRS) mission in record time, achieving launch-ready status within 24 of launch notice and then lifting off 27 hours of that same notice.

In June 2021,…

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