ULA, Space Force target June 30 for launch of Space Force satellites

BREAVARD COUNTY, Fla. — United Launch Alliance officials are targeting June 30 for the launch of two national security satellites for the U.S. Space Force.

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The launch from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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The USSF-12 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command will contain two satellite payloads and place both spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit above the equator aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

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The latest forecast shows a 60% chance for launch.

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ULA Atlas V USSF-12 Mission (Alexander Polimeni/United Launch Alliance)

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