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Gen. Michael Guetlein, head of Space Systems Command, said in a Sept. 15 statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SSC\u2019s Space Safari program office led the demonstration in partnership with the command\u2019s Rocket Systems Launch Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the satellite now in orbit, the team will work to begin operating it in within 48 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force chose Firefly and Millennium in 2022 to conduct the mission. Last month, the service notified the companies they had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/08\/30\/space-force-responsive-space-mission-enters-hot-standby-phase\/\" target=\"_blank\">entered a \u201chot standby\u201d phase<\/a>, indicating the 24-hour launch window could open at any moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During that phase, Millennium sent the satellite from its facility in El Segundo, California, to Vandenberg, where the mission team tested, fueled and mated it to its launch adapter in less than 58 hours \u2014 a process that can take weeks or months for a standard launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force wants to have an enduring responsive space capability as soon as 2026, which would allow it to quickly launch satellites into space either to respond to an in-orbit threat or augment a degraded or destroyed system. 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