Vulcan Centaur USSF-106 Military Satellite Launch
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its most powerful Vulcan Centaur rocket on August 12, 2025, carrying an experimental navigation satellite for the U.S. Space Force. The mission involved sending the satellite directly into geosynchronous orbit on one of ULA's longest flights, lasting seven hours and covering over 22,000 miles. The satellite, known as Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3),
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- Closed
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- Aerospace & Defense, Telecommunications, Government
- Location
- Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
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- Space
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Description | United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its most powerful Vulcan Centaur rocket on August 12, 2025, carrying an experimental navigation satellite for the U.S. Space Force. The mission involved sending the satellite directly into geosynchronous orbit on one of ULA's longest flights, lasting seven hours and covering over 22,000 miles. The satellite, known as Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3), is designed to test new technologies for resilience against jamming and spoofing, featuring a phased array antenna and reprogrammable software architecture. |
Original sector | Space Exploration |
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Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Florida |
City | Cape Canaveral |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Aerospace & Defense, Telecommunications, Government |
Article published date | 2025-08-14 |
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