7.02.2026
VULCAN TO LAUNCH USSF-87
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket will deliver national security spacecraft directly to geosynchronous orbit for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command on the USSF-87 mission. Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Launch Date: Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026
GO Vulcan! GO Centaur! GO USSF-87!
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United Launch Alliance is now in final preparations for our next Vulcan launch with attachment of the USSF-87 payload to the rocket.
The launch, planned for Feb. 12, could not be more critical. With space being the new battlefield high ground, ULA will help to protect U.S. national security orbital assets by launching a "neighborhood watch" surveillance system directly into geosynchronous orbit. USSF-87 will also set new Vulcan performance and endurance records during this launch.
(Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Jan. 26, 2026) – The launch of a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket carrying the U.S. Space Force (USSF)-87 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is delayed to no earlier than (NET) Thursday, Feb. 12, from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, pending range approval. The team is continuing processing and working around weather and constraints prior to launch.
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Mission patch
Quelle: ULA