SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
NET December 2026
Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.
Schedule confidence
Treat this date as provisional.
Why does RocketRune rate it this way?
- Only a target quarter has been announced.
- The provider has not committed to this date.
- No schedule changes recorded since RocketRune began tracking this launch.
This is a RocketRune assessment of how firm the published schedule is, not a prediction of launch success. It is calculated from the date precision and status published by the launch provider, plus the schedule changes RocketRune has recorded for this mission.
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Orbit
- PO
- Payload
- SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C
- Status
- To Be Determined
- Vehicle height
- 70 m
- Liftoff thrust
- 7,607 kN
- Vehicle type flights
- 632
- Vehicle type success rate
- 99.8%
What changed
RocketRune has been tracking this launch since it entered the schedule.
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