A military satellite waiting to launch with ULA will now fly with SpaceX

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The Space Force wants to launch this particular GPS satellite soon, but ULA isn't ready.

The Vulcan rocket is now scheduled to launch its first national security mission around the middle of this year, following the Space Force's certification of ULA's new launcher last month.

For the second time in six months, SpaceX will deploy a US military satellite that was sitting in storage, waiting for a slot on United Launch Alliance's launch schedule.

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Author / Journalist: Stephen Clark

Category: Technology

Markets: United States

Topics: Military space Spacex GPS Space Launch United launch alliance Falcon 9 Vulcan

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Published On: 2025-04-08 @ 00:08:29 (3 weeks ago)

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