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ULA, SpaceX split military launch contract awards – Spaceflight Now – Spaceflight Now
Artist’s illustration of a Vulcan Centaur launch. Credit: United Launch Alliance
The U.S. Space Force announced Tuesday that it awarded $384 million in contracts to United Launch Alliance and SpaceX, giving each company two missions to launch military satellites in 2023.
United Launch Alliance won task orders for the USSF-112 and USSF-87 missions. Both launches will use ULA’s next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket and take off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The contracts awarded…
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