The USSF-87 mission marked the Vulcan rocket’s second launch under the National Security Space Launch, or NSSL, program.

Live updates from the early Feb. 12 ULA Vulcan liftoff from Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the USSF-87 mission.

ULA’s Vulcan Centaur suffered another solid rocket booster anomaly on its USSF-87 launch, yet still delivered satellites to geosynchronous orbit while data is reviewed.> ...

Moments after liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast early Thursday morning, a shower of sparks emerged in the exhaust plume of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket. Seconds later, the rocket twisted on ...

The Space Force launched the USSF-87 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., early Thursday morning aboard a ...

ULA’s Vulcan launches Space Force mission; solid booster anomaly under investigation ULA’s Vulcan launches U.S. Space Force mission to geosynchronous orbit ...

United Launch Alliance launched its first mission of 2026 with the USSF-87 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Vulcan Centaur V-005, with four solid rocket boosters in the VC4S ...

The rocket delivered a classified military payload to orbit, but there appeared to be a problem on the flight.

ULA’s Vulcan rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral carrying two surveillance satellites for the Space Force’s GSSAP program.

A ULA Vulcan rocket delivered a classified Space Force payload to orbit, despite what is described as an "observation" on a ...

As a ULA Vulcan bolted into the early Thursday skies over Cape Canaveral, many witnessed a solid rocket booster issue.

The Vulcan has launched on its second-ever national security spaceflight in what will be the biggest test yet for ULA's powerful rocket.