Vulcan | USSF-57

Government/Top Secret

Time to liftoff

Targeting 2026

Target Window

2026

Exact time to be confirmed

Net Precision

Year

— Mission

USSF-57

Geostationary Transfer Orbit· GTO

First of three Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared geostationary satellites designed for missile warning.

— Rocket

Vulcan

Diameter: 5.4 m

Launches

Success

Failures

— Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL

Latitude

28.5834°

Longitude

-80.5830°

Pad Launches

125

— Launch Provider

Commercial

United Launch Alliance

Est. 2006 · CEO: Mark Peller

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

175

Total

175

Success

Pending

Net (UTC)

Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 UTC

Window Start

Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 UTC

Window End

Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 UTC

Last Updated

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:58:53 UTC