United Launch AllianceVulcanSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
USSF-25
Image: United Launch Alliance
Summary
USSF-25 is expected to launch on an United Launch Alliance Vulcan from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA in 2026. It is United Launch Alliance's 195th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 7,528th orbital launch attempt. It is planned as the 18th Vulcan flight. The payload is bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast announced yet.
- Vehicle
- Vulcan · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details available.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for DARPA, USSF
- Milestone
- Planned as the 18th Vulcan flightUnited Launch Alliance's 195th launch25th this yearhumanity's 7,528th orbital launch attempt355th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: representative
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About this launch
Payload is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) nuclear thermal spacecraft.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Planned as the 138th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 18th this year · 1,169th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Adding launch
Questions
When does USSF-25 launch?
USSF-25 is scheduled in 2026.
Where can I watch USSF-25 live?
No webcast has been announced yet.
What rocket is launching USSF-25?
Vulcan, flown by United Launch Alliance. Vulcan spec sheet
Where is USSF-25 launching from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit is USSF-25 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.