The Space Systems Command (SSC) has assigned 12 National Security Space Launch (NSSL) service missions for Fiscal Year 2023 under the NSSL Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement contract. Six of the missions have been awarded to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) for the Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer (T1TL)-B, SDA T1TL-C, SDA T1TL-D, SDA T1TL-E, SDA T1TR-C, and U.S. Space Force (USSF)-31. The remaining six missions have been awarded to United Launch Alliance (ULA) for the National Reconnaissance Organization (NRO)L-64 and NROL-83, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) III-08, SDA T1TR-B, SDA T1TR-D, and USSF-114. The USSF is ordering three SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer launches which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats. The GPS III-8 mission will be launched onboard a ULA Vulcan rocket from the Eastern range into a medium earth transfer orbit. The USSF-31 is a classified mission that will launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon rocket from the Eastern range, while USSF-114 is a classified mission that will launch using a ULA Vulcan rocket from the Western range.
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