United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur successfully launched three Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites for the U.S. Space Force on February 12, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The GSSAP 7, 8, and 9 spacecraft are designed to provide critical space domain awareness capabilities from geostationary orbit, monitoring satellite operations and tracking objects in the increasingly congested space environment.

The Vulcan Centaur rocket, ULA's next-generation heavy-lift vehicle, delivered the payloads to their intended geostationary transfer orbit. The launch leveraged Cape Canaveral's extensive infrastructure and experienced launch operations team to execute the complex military mission successfully.

Despite a minor solid rocket booster nozzle anomaly during ascent, the vehicle achieved a perfect orbital insertion with no impact to payload deployment or mission objectives. The successful flight demonstrated Vulcan Centaur's capability to reliably support critical national security missions while managing vehicle anomalies without mission compromise. This launch marked another milestone in the U.S. military's ongoing efforts to enhance space situational awareness in the contested orbital domain.