# Vulcan | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D: launch

> Vulcan by United Launch Alliance from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Scheduled: NET 2026.

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- Data as of: 2026-10-13 01:45 UTC (last Launch Library 2 sync)
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## Facts

- Launch: Vulcan | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D
- Mission: SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D
- Provider: United Launch Alliance
- Rocket: Vulcan
- Pad: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Country of the launch site: USA
- Date (UTC): NET 2026 (2026-12-31T00:00:00.000Z)
- Status: tbd (Launch Library 2: TBD)
- Real slips recorded: 0; other date moves (placeholder rolls, firmings), not slips: 0

## Mission description

Quoted from Launch Library 2: Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D 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.

## Date history

"Seen live" means our sync saw the change when it happened; "caught up late" means Launch Library 2 made it earlier, on a day we do not know, and it is never counted as a slip.

| Observed | From | To | Kind | Shift (days) | Observation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-24 | Jun 30, 2026 (placeholder) | 2026 | Placeholder roll | 184 | caught up late |

## Sources

- [Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs](https://thespacedevs.com): launch names, providers, rockets, pads, dates and status
- [SpaceNexus Launch Ledger (our own record of every date change)](https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/method)
- [Mission information (link from Launch Library 2)](https://www.spacelaunchnow.me/launch/vulcan-sda-tranche-1-tracking-layer-d)

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