Aug. 14, 2026 U.S. Space Force and Japan successfully launch U.S. sovereign space domain awareness payload aboard QZS-7 satellite Second launch successfully completed in first-ever bilateral U.S. Japan cooperative space effort. Allied partnership enables better management and protection of space assets, ensuring a more secure and reliable space environment. Combat Forces Command’s Mission Delta 2 to operate.
Sept. 30, 2025 U.S. Space Force's ATLAS System Achieves Operational Acceptance, Revolutionizing Space Domain Awareness and DoW Software Acquisition The USSF announces the operational acceptance of ATLAS, marking a new era in Space Domain Awareness and setting a precedent for modern software acquisition practices within the Department of War. ATLAS delivers core capabilities that directly support the SDA mission, including improved tracking and
Sept. 23, 2024 Space Force awards four 'Quick Start' Resilient GPS agreements The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command awarded four agreements to Astranis, Axient, L3 Harris, and Sierra Space to produce design concepts for Lite Evolving Augmented Proliferation one of the Resilient Global Positioning System program.