ULA Launches First National Security Mission On Vulcan Centaur Rocket

United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket successfully launched the U.S. military’s first experimental navigation satellite in 48 years, completing a seven-hour mission to geosynchronous orbit. The Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) is designed to test advanced technologies for resilience against jamming and features reprogrammable software architecture, enhancing military navigation capabilities.

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