Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Collin Wesson · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Government/Top Secret · GSO
USSF-106 is a mission for the United States Space Force. The launch will deploy various payloads directly into geosynchronous orbit, including the NTS-3 (Navigation Technology Satellite 3), a demonstration navigation satellite testing a new digital signal generator that can be reprogrammed on-orbit…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| NTS-3 2025-173A | Payload | 35685 × 35694 km · 3.1° | Globe |
| USA 554 2025-173B | Payload | 36124 × 36182 km · 3.6° | Globe |
| VULCAN CENTAUR R/B 2025-173C | Rocket body | 36178 × 36728 km · 3.8° | Globe |
| VULCAN CENTAUR DEB 2025-173D | Debris | 36182 × 36440 km · 3.2° | Globe |
| USA 571 2025-173E | Payload | 36121 × 36157 km · 3.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2025-173 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).