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  • Final RFP Released for AFSPC-52 Launch Services Contract

    The Air Force released a final Request for Proposal for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Launch Service supporting the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)-52 mission.  After extensive industry engagements and government reviews, the final RFP was released on Sept. 28 with proposals due back

  • Critical Design Review for Next Generation GEO satellites a success

    The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Remote Sensing Systems Directorate and prime contractor, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, successfully completed a system Critical Design Review for the Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting satellites GEO-5 and GEO-6 on Sept. 8. The successful CDR marks the capstone

  • Air Force and its mission partners successfully launch NROL-42

    The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Atlas V vehicle carrying a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from SLC-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, at 10:49 p.m. PST, Sept 23.The Air Force Space Command's

  • ORS-5 satellite successfully launched

    The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched the ORS-5 satellite on an Orbital ATK Minotaur IV  from Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Aug. 26, at 2:04 a.m. EDT."The hard work and dedication of the launch team and its mission partners has

  • SMC adds unclassified development space to Remote Sensing Data Lab

    The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Remote Sensing Systems Directorate held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to unveil the addition of an unclassified development environment to the existing Tools, Applications, and Processing (TAP) Laboratory. This open environment will allow more third-party

  • ORS-5 satellite prepped for launch

    With a Flight Readiness Review successfully concluded Aug. 17, the Air Force’s Operational Responsive Space (ORS)-5 satellite is now ready for its journey to equatorial orbit from Space Launch Complex-46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. It is scheduled for launch on Aug. 25 during a

  • Air Force, mission partners prepare satellite for August launch

    The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center’s Operationally Responsive Space Office completed a major program milestone after overseeing the successful delivery of their ORS-5 satellite from Lexington, Massachusetts to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida for final processing,

  • Final RFP Released for Launch Services Contract

    The Air Force released a final Request for Proposal for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Launch Service supporting the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)-8, AFSPC-12 and GPS III 4-6 missions.  The draft RFP was released on May 3 to obtain industry feedback for the final RFP.  After extensive

  • ULA Awarded Launch Services Contract for STP-3 Mission

    The Air Force announced today the award of the third competitively sourced National Security Space (NSS) launch service after more than a decade of sole-sourced contracts. United Launch Alliance was awarded a contract for Space Test Program 3 (STP-3) Launch Service. This is a firm-fixed price,

 

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