SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E
Overview
Date to be determined
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- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E
- Location
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Launch time
- Not confirmed yet
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit
- Polar Orbit
Live updates
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Discussion
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Rockets and launchesMission
Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.
Description from the launch provider, passed on by Launch Library, The Space Devs.
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) is a launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S. The pad was previously used by Atlas and Titan rockets between 1963 and 2005. The pad was built for use by Atlas-Agena rockets, but was later rebuilt to handle Titan rockets.
Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA