Launches/TacSat

TacSat

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Firefly Aerospace · Vandenberg SFB, United States · 2026-12-31 · 00:00:00 UTC

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Vehicle

Firefly Alpha Block 2

Orbit

LEO

Crewed

Mission

Technology

Operator

Firefly Aerospace

Mission Details

PayloadTacSat

Mission typeTechnology

Launch siteVandenberg SFB · Space Launch Complex 2W

OrbitLEO

Operator agencyFirefly Aerospace

CountryUnited States

Date2026-12-31

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TacSat is an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance spacecraft with a mission to prove specialized sensing and communications capabilities on orbit. The satellite will participate in exercises that highlight cross-domain kill-web connectivity, enabling timely execution of tactical space missions. TacSat will host a proven Lockheed Martin infrared sensor on board that brings previously developed technology to space for the first time. This sensor produces high quality imagery and it can

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