Private space pilots are flying orbital missions for the US Space Force

True Anomaly and Rocket Lab completed a classified US Space Force mission called Victus Haze, demonstrating rapid-launch and orbital rendezvous capabilities. Rocket Lab launched its Puma spacecraft just 16 hours and 42 minutes after receiving notice, while True Anomaly's Jackal satellite autonomously located, intercepted, and orbited Puma from 2,000 km away to capture imagery. The exercise is described as one of the most complex rendezvous and proximity operations in modern private spaceflight history. Future exercises will increase in difficulty, potentially including evasion maneuvers. True Anomaly, which has raised over $1 billion, is now positioned to compete for contracts under the Space Force's $6.2 billion Andromeda program.

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