US Space Force Awards Contract For National Security Space Launch
SpaceX has secured a task order worth over $178 million from the US Space Force’s Systems Command for the Space Development Agency-4 mission. The order includes two National Security Space Launch Phase 3 launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, scheduled for fiscal 2027. The SDA-4 mission will feature dozens of missile tracking satellites provided by Sierra Space. According to Defense Daily, this contract award represents a significant development in the US Space Force’s national security space launch program. The news was first reported by Defense Daily.