National Security Space Launch
Space Force program allocating launch task orders for NRO and SDA payloads.
The National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, managed by U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command, allocates task orders to launch providers for National Reconnaissance Office and Space Development Agency payloads.
Program detail
- Agency
- U.S. Space Force (Space Systems Command)
- Acronym
- NSSL
- Budget
- Undisclosed (task-order funded)
- Phase
- Active
- Domain
- Space launch
Participants3
Contracts2
Frequently asked
- What is National Security Space Launch?
- The National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, managed by U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command, allocates task orders to launch providers for National Reconnaissance Office and Space Development Agency payloads.
- Which agency runs National Security Space Launch?
- National Security Space Launch is run by U.S. Space Force (Space Systems Command) and is also known as NSSL.
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Sources & citations2
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The National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, managed by U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command, is the parent acquisition program allocating task orders for NRO and SDA launches to providers including SpaceX
SpaceNews: Space Force awards $739 million in launch orders to SpaceXVerified2024-10-01 - 2
NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 and Lane 2 are Space Systems Command launch-services acquisition awards; Blue Origin holds a Lane 1 on-ramp contract (June 2024) and a $2.4B Lane 2 award (April 2025)
U.S. Space Force: Space Systems Command awards NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 contractsVerified2025-04-04