Overview

• SpaceX received five missions valued at $714 million and ULA got two worth $428 million in the second round of NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 assignments.
• Named payloads include WGS-12 on USSF-206 and GPS IIIF-4 on USSF-88, alongside NROL-86, NROL-88, and several classified USSF missions.
• Launches are planned with about two years of lead time and are expected to fly no earlier than fiscal 2027 from the Eastern Range in Florida.
• Most SpaceX assignments require Falcon Heavy, with USSF-149 slated for Falcon 9, while ULA will use its Vulcan rocket for both of its missions.
• Blue Origin received no missions because New Glenn has not completed Space Force certification and can next compete for fiscal 2027 assignments under the multi-year, roughly 54-mission, $13.7 billion Phase 3 plan.