Vandenberg SFB Launch Schedule

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Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

10 Oct, 7:39am

Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E

Launch Service Provider

Booster

B1103

6th flight (59d since last use)

Landing

Return to Launch Site (Landing Zone 4)

Success

Mission

SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Destination

Polar Orbit

Tranche 1 Transport Layer A is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms from Low Earth Orbit satellites. The constellation will be interconnected with Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) which have significantly increased performance over existing radio frequency crosslinks. It is expected to operate over Ka band, have stereo coverage and be dynamically networked for simpler hand-offs, greater bandwidth and fault tolerance. This launch carries 21 satellites manufactured by Northrop Grumman.

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SpaceX SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A

Last Update: Launch success.

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Upcoming Vandenberg SFB Launches

12 Oct, 11:00pm

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Now targeting Oct 12 at 23:00 UTC

15 Oct, 11:44pm

A classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceXโ€™s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of ascent rocket stage drop zones being fits with previous SDA Transport Layer launches.

Last Update: GO for launch.

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Last Update: NET 2026 (as of March 2025).

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: Nov 16, 3:00pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: Nov 16, 3:00pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: Nov 16, 3:00pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: Nov 16, 3:00pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: Nov 16, 3:00pm UTC

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.

Last Update: NET 2026.

Tranche 1 Transport Layer D is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms from Low Earth Orbit satellites. The constellation will be interconnected with Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) which have significantly increased performance over existing radio frequency crosslinks. It is expected to operate over Ka band, have stereo coverage and be dynamically networked for simpler hand-offs, greater bandwidth and fault tolerance.

Updated: Oct 11, 1:30am UTC

TBD

2026

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Updated: Sep 3, 6:00pm UTC

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer B 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.

Last Update: NET June.

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D 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.

Last Update: NET 2026.

Classified payload for the US Space Force.

Updated: Sep 8, 2:00pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: May 15, 1:00pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: May 15, 3:30pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: May 15, 7:00pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: May 14, 2:01pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: May 14, 3:30pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: May 14, 6:30pm UTC

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A 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.

Last Update: NET May-Q2 (unclear which of the lettered groups will fly first).

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer E 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.

Updated: Oct 11, 1:30am UTC

Tranche 1 Transport Layer F is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms from Low Earth Orbit satellites. The constellation will be interconnected with Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) which have significantly increased performance over existing radio frequency crosslinks. It is expected to operate over Ka band, have stereo coverage and be dynamically networked for simpler hand-offs, greater bandwidth and fault tolerance.

Updated: Oct 11, 1:30am UTC

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 2 Transport Layer.

Last Update: NET August 2026.