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Firefly Aerospace and its partner Millennium Space Systems have entered into the hot standby phase of Space Force’s Victus Nox mission. The groundbreaking initiative aims to launch a satellite with a mere 24-hour notice, a capability that traditionally takes months—if not years.
The mission is meant to demonstrate the ability to rapidly develop, integrate and launch a satellite — a capability the service wants to have by 2025.
The mission is meant to demonstrate the ability to rapidly develop, integrate and launch a satellite — a capability the service wants to have by 2025.
The program, called Victus Haze, builds on the on-going Space Systems Command Victus Nox mission to rapidly launch a prototype satellite for keeping tabs on objects in low Earth orbit.
"It's challenging. It's not the status quo. We're pushing the envelope with the Space Force," Millennium CEO Jason Kim told Breaking Defense.