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Tuesday August 12, 2025
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First Vulcan rocket to support a NSSL mission.
NTS-3 (Navigation Technology Satellite 3) is a demonstration navigation satellite. NTS-3 will experiment with a new digital signal generator that can be reprogrammed on-orbit, enabling it to broadcast new signals, improve performance by avoiding and defeating interference, and adding signatures for detecting spoofing attacks. NTS-3 will be the aft payload on the USSF-106 mission.
Manufacturer: L3Harris
Operator: Air Force Research Laboratory
Geosynchronous Orbit
1 Payload
1,250 kilograms
USSF-106 will also carry a classified satellite for the United States Space Force
Geosynchronous Orbit
1 Payload
Agency
ULARocket
Diameter: 5.4m
Height: 61.6m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 24,600 kg
GTO: 11,693 kg
Liftoff Thrust
13,006 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.4m
Height: 15.5m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
4
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Launching
East
3rd
Mission
1st
Mission of 2025
166th
Mission
3rd
Mission of 2025
177th
Orbital launch attempt