SpaceX gets $1.6 billion US Space Force order for 18 Falcon 9 launches
The missions will carry Pentagon satellites for tracking airborne objects, adding to SpaceX’s growing share of Space Force launch work.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX $1.6 billion to launch 18 Falcon 9 missions from Vandenberg Space Force Base through 2027, supporting the military's Space Based Sensing and Targeting portfolio.
- Space Force acquisition official Eric Zarybnisky cited an "unprecedented two-month acquisition timeline," noting the service completed procurement from requirement identification to contract signature in roughly two months.
- SpaceX remains the only company with necessary West Coast infrastructure and operational Falcon 9 rockets for this scale, while rivals United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin face ongoing technical investigations.
- The satellites will support the Space Based Sensing and Targeting portfolio, a key element of the Trump administration's proposed $185 billion Golden Dome missile defense initiative to track airborne threats.
- Reflecting increased military demand, the Space Force raised the Phase 3 Lane 1 contract ceiling to $17 billion earlier this month, signaling expectations for substantially faster growth in national security launches.
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SpaceX Secures Major Contract for U.S. Space Force Missions
SpaceX has been awarded a $1.6 billion contract by the U.S. Space Force to conduct 18 Falcon 9 missions through 2027. These missions involve launching Pentagon satellites to detect and target airborne objects. The contract is part of a larger procurement program involving several U.S. launch companies.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Joo Jong-guk = Elon Musk's space company SpaceX has secured a contract from the U.S. Space Force for 18 Falcon 9 launches.
SpaceX wins $1.6B Space Force contract for 18 Falcon 9 launches
SpaceX has secured $1.6 billion in U.S. Space Force contracts to launch 18 Falcon 9 missions supporting the military’s Space Based Sensing and Targeting (SBST) portfolio through the end of 2027. The missions were awarded under two task orders through the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program, which allows multiple commercial launch providers to compete for national security missions. All 18 launches will lift off from Vand…
SpaceX wins $1.6B to launch Space Force ‘sensing and targeting’ sats
WASHINGTON — The Space Force has tapped SpaceX for two more launches, worth $1.6 billion, under its newly-expanded National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program, Space Systems Command (SSC) announced today. NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 is the Space Force’s program for procuring commercial-style launches to: take payloads to easier-to-reach orbits; loft payloads with...
SpaceX wins $1.6 billion in launch orders for military satellite networks
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