USSF Orbital Warfare Delta Testing Maneuverable Satellite

Lt. Gen. Gregory J. Gagnon, commander of U.S. Space Force Combat Forces Command, speaks Feb. 24, 2026, at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado. Credit: Jack Dempsey/Air & Space Forces Association

Lt. Gen. Gregory J. Gagnon, commander of U.S. Space Force Combat Forces Command, speaks Feb. 24 at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado.

Credit: Jack Dempsey/Air & Space Forces Association
AURORA, Colorado—The U.S. Space Force has launched a prototype maneuverable satellite to train for on-orbit offensive and defensive activities, a senior service official said Feb. 25. The USSF-87 mission that launched Feb. 12 and carried two Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP)...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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