2026 · United Launch Alliance
USSF-87
successVulcan VC4S | USSF-87
USSF-87 will launch two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites GSSAP-7 and GSSAP-8 directly to a near-geosynchronous orbit approximately 36,000 km above the equator. Data from the GSSAP will uniquely contribute to timely and accurate orbital predictions, further enabling space flight safety including satellite collision avoidance.
Overview
- Date / time
- February 12, 2026 at 09:22 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 41
- Mission
- USSF-87
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Orbit