Vulcan VC4S | USSF-106
Vulcan VC4S launched the USSF-106 mission for United Launch Alliance from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on Aug 13, 2025 (UTC).
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 41 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Vulcan VC4S | USSF-106
Launched Aug 13, 2025 9:56:00 AMSuccess
1 object in orbit now
Flight direction
90° E
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 3.6°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
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 description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Wed, Aug 13 · 9:56:00 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- United Launch Alliance
- Rocket
- Vulcan VC4S
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Target orbit
- GSO
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 41 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA