Space Force Awards SpaceX and ULA Contracts for 12 National Security Missions

The US Space Force has assigned 12 additional national security missions to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA) under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 contract. SpaceX was assigned five Space Development Agency launches to low Earth orbit and a US Space Force classified mission, while ULA was assigned two SDA launches, two National Reconnaissance Office missions, the eighth Global Positioning System GPS 3, and the US Space Force USSF-114 classified mission. The 12 missions are projected to start launching in 2025.