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Vulcan VC4S | USSF-106

Name: Vulcan VC4S | USSF-106
Start: 2025-08-13T00:56:00.000Z
End: 2025-08-13T00:59:00.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

August 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Vulcan VC4S | USSF-106 launch image — Mission imagery · Vulcan VC4S

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August 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5834, -80.5830

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Rocket: Vulcan VC4S
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 41
Launch probability: 80%
Window opens: August 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM UTC
Window closes: August 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM UTC
Feed updated: February 10, 2026 at 8:55 AM UTC

Mission description

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.

Weather concern: Cumulus Cloud Rule

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Rocket Launch: Vulcan USSF-106

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Vulcan VC4S

Vulcan · VC4S

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Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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