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United Launch Alliance
Next Mission:
USSF-106
Launch Date:
7/31/2025, 12:00:00 AM
Launch Site:
Space Launch Complex 41,
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
USSF-106 is a mission for the United States Space Force. The launch will deploy various payloads directly into geosynchronous orbit, including the NTS-3 (Navigation Technology Satellite 3), a demonstration navigation satellite testing a new digital signal generator that can be reprogrammed on-orbit to broadcast new signals, improve performance by avoiding and defeating interference, and adding signatures for detecting spoofing attacks.
Mission Type: Government/Top Secret
Launch Vehicle: Vulcan VC4S
Mission Status: TBD (probability of > 1% )
Target: Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
Every rocket launch is a leap towards humankind’s destiny and an act of defiance against the tyranny of gravity.
NASA & ULA Special Event (2020):
Perseverance : In Transit to Mars
NASA’s next mission to Mars — the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission — was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on July 30, 2020. Currently in transit, it will land in Jezero Crater on the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021. Perseverance is the most sophisticated rover NASA has ever sent to Mars, with a name that embodies NASA’s passion for taking on and overcoming challenges. It will search for signs of ancient microbial life, characterize the planet’s geology and climate, collect carefully selected and documented rock and sediment samples for possible return to Earth, and pave the way for human exploration beyond the Moon.
Launch Date (Earth): July 30, 2020
Landing Date (Mars): February 18, 2021
Last Update: Feb 17, 2020
ULA Special Event (2018):
THE PARKER SOLAR PROBE - DELTA IV HEAVY
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will be the first-ever mission to 'touch' the Sun. The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, will travel directly into the Sun's atmosphere about 4 million miles from the surface. Parker Solar Probe launched aboard a Delta IV-Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, Aug. 12, 2018 at 3:31 a.m. Eastern time.
“The unique requirements of this mission made the Delta IV Heavy the perfect launch vehicle to deliver Parker Solar Probe into orbit with the highest precision,” said Gary Wentz, ULA vice president of Government and Commercial Programs. “Congratulations to our team and mission partners, we are proud to launch this exceptional spacecraft that will provide invaluable scientific information benefiting all of humankind.”