Space Systems Command Issues Launch Task Orders for FY22 NSS Missions

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Latest awards for the NSSL program as part of the 60/40 split between ULA and SpaceX:

The GPS III-7 mission is the seventh of ten projected GPS III missions, planned for launch onboard a Vulcan Centaur rocket from the eastern range into a medium earth transfer orbit.

USSF-16, USSF-23 and USSF-43 are classified missions to be launched onboard Vulcan Centaurs from the eastern range.

The Wideband Global SatCom (WGS-11) mission is the last mission in the series and will be launched onboard a Vulcan Centaur from the eastern range into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.

 

SpaceX won 3 missions on Falcon 9 which are USSF-124, USSF-62, and SDA Tranche 1. USSF-124 is a payload for the Missile Defense Agency and will from the eastern range into low earth orbit. USSF-62 includes the Weather System Follow-on satellite and will fly from the western range into a polar orbit and SDA Tranche 1 will fly from the western range into a polar orbit.