Description
PVC made/mounted on velco 3.0 inch-80mm
USSF-106 MISSION
Type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit: Unknown
Location:
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Rocket. United Launch Alliance Vulcan
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security.
Mission Details.
Space Launch Complex 41 has witnessed the launch of 113 rockets, including 113 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 970 rocket launches.
Other payloads on the USSF-106 mission have not been announced – potentially due to the classified nature of the mission.
NASA’s 6 SunRISE minisatellites will be part of the secondary payloads of this mission.
NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE 3 (NTS-3)
NTS-3 (Navigation Technology Satellite 3) is a demonstration navigation satellite. NTS-3 will experiment with a new digital signal generator that can be reprogrammed on-orbit, enabling it to broadcast new signals, improve performance by avoiding and defeating interference, and adding signatures for detecting spoofing attacks.
NTS-3 will be the aft payload on the USSF-106 mission.
Launch date. Oct 2024