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title: ULA Vulcan Rocket Successfully Launches the Future of Defense - USSF-87
description: ULA Vulcan Rocket Successfully Launches the Future of Defense - USSF-87
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# [ULA Vulcan Rocket Successfully Launches the Future of Defense - USSF-87](https://spaceontop.com/ula-vulcan-rocket-successfully-launches-the-future-of-defense-ussf-87)

 Written by [Avus](https://spaceontop.com/author/avus) | Feb 17, 2026 5:00:00 AM

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket carrying the USSF-87 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) lifted off on Feb. 12 at 4:22 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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