Launch Overview
Vehicle
Vulcan Centaur VC4S
Agency
United Launch Alliance
Site / Pad
CC / SLC41
Outcome
Success
Flight
V-003
COSPAR Designator
2025-173
Mission
USSF-106 (Government/Top Secret)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Vulcan VC4S
Provider
United Launch Alliance
Agency launches
167 (3 YTD)
Site launches
1045 (51 YTD)
Pad launches
117 (3 YTD)