Victus Nox Deorbits As Space Force Prepares Victus Haze Award

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha FLTA003 deploys the Victus Nox satellite into orbit in September 2023.

Credit: Firefly Aerospace
The U.S. Space Force has taken its Victus Nox satellite out of orbit less than five months after it demonstrated the tactically responsive space launch mission, and is preparing to award a follow-on effort within weeks. The service, in a Feb. 20 announcement, said its Space Safari unit concluded the...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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